What color is #44604D?

#44604D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44604D?

The RGB value is 68, 96, 77: 68 red, 96 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44604D?

The complementary color is #604457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44604D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44604D color

#44604D rgb(68, 96, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #44604D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 37.6% green and 30.2% blue (68, 96, 77).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#44604D color codes

HEX	`#44604D`
RGB	`rgb(68, 96, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 37.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.08, -14.82, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.08, 16.64, 152.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.906, 10.13, 8.559)`
Decimal	`4481101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44604D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #44604D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#44604D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #44604D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44604d; }
.text { color: #44604d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44604d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 96 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44604d, #44605b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #44604D?: #44604D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44604D?: The RGB value is 68, 96, 77: 68 red, 96 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44604D?: The complementary color is #604457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44604D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.