What color is #446A5B?

#446A5B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #446A5B?

The RGB value is 68, 106, 91: 68 red, 106 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #446A5B?

The complementary color is #6A4453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #446A5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#446A5B color

#446A5B rgb(68, 106, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #446A5B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 41.6% green and 35.7% blue (68, 106, 91).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#446A5B color codes

HEX	`#446A5B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 106, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 41.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.68, -17.17, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.68, 17.67, 166.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.426, 12.292, 11.771)`
Decimal	`4483675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #446A5B, 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 #446A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#446A5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #446A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #446a5b; }
.text { color: #446a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #446a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 106 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #446a5b, #44666a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #446A5B?: #446A5B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #446A5B?: The RGB value is 68, 106, 91: 68 red, 106 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #446A5B?: The complementary color is #6A4453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #446A5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.