What color is #446D73?

#446D73 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #446D73?

The RGB value is 68, 109, 115: 68 red, 109 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #446D73?

The complementary color is #734A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #446D73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#446D73 color

#446D73 rgb(68, 109, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #446D73 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 42.7% green and 45.1% blue (68, 109, 115).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#446D73 color codes

HEX	`#446D73`
RGB	`rgb(68, 109, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 42.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 5%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.36, -12.62, -7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.36, 14.87, 211.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.946, 13.403, 18.227)`
Decimal	`4484467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #446D73, 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 #446D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#446D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #446D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #446d73; }
.text { color: #446d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #446d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 109 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #446d73, #445673); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #446D73?: #446D73 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #446D73?: The RGB value is 68, 109, 115: 68 red, 109 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #446D73?: The complementary color is #734A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #446D73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.