What color is #446E65?

#446E65 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #446E65?

The RGB value is 68, 110, 101: 68 red, 110 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #446E65?

The complementary color is #6E444D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #446E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#446E65 color

#446E65 rgb(68, 110, 101)

Shades of teal

The hex color #446E65 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 43.1% green and 39.6% blue (68, 110, 101).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#446E65 color codes

HEX	`#446E65`
RGB	`rgb(68, 110, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 43.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 38%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 8%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.24, -16.91, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.24, 16.91, 178.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.308, 13.32, 14.337)`
Decimal	`4484709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #446E65, 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 #446E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#446E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #446E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #446e65; }
.text { color: #446e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #446e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 110 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #446e65, #44626e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #446E65?: #446E65 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #446E65?: The RGB value is 68, 110, 101: 68 red, 110 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #446E65?: The complementary color is #6E444D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #446E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.