What color is #446542?

#446542 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #446542?

The RGB value is 68, 101, 66: 68 red, 101 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #446542?

The complementary color is #634265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #446542?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#446542 color

#446542 rgb(68, 101, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #446542 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 39.6% green and 25.9% blue (68, 101, 66).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#446542 color codes

HEX	`#446542`
RGB	`rgb(68, 101, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 39.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 35%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 35%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.46, -19.75, 16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.46, 25.49, 140.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.021, 10.929, 6.84)`
Decimal	`4482370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #446542, 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 #446542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#446542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #446542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #446542; }
.text { color: #446542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #446542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 101 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #446542, #426551); }

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Questions

What color is #446542?: #446542 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #446542?: The RGB value is 68, 101, 66: 68 red, 101 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #446542?: The complementary color is #634265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #446542?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.