What color is #446155?

#446155 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #446155?

The RGB value is 68, 97, 85: 68 red, 97 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #446155?

The complementary color is #614450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #446155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#446155 color

#446155 rgb(68, 97, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #446155 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 38% green and 33.3% blue (68, 97, 85).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#446155 color codes

HEX	`#446155`
RGB	`rgb(68, 97, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 38%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 30%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.61, -13.58, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.61, 14, 165.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.298, 10.434, 10.169)`
Decimal	`4481365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #446155, 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 #446155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#446155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #446155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #446155; }
.text { color: #446155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #446155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 97 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #446155, #445e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #446155?: #446155 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #446155?: The RGB value is 68, 97, 85: 68 red, 97 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #446155?: The complementary color is #614450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #446155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.