What color is #447168?

#447168 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #447168?

The RGB value is 68, 113, 104: 68 red, 113 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #447168?

The complementary color is #71444D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #447168?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#447168 color

#447168 rgb(68, 113, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #447168 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 44.3% green and 40.8% blue (68, 113, 104).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#447168 color codes

HEX	`#447168`
RGB	`rgb(68, 113, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 44.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 8%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, -17.78, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 17.78, 179.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.787, 14.038, 15.235)`
Decimal	`4485480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #447168, 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 #447168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#447168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #447168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #447168; }
.text { color: #447168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #447168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 113 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #447168, #446371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #447168?: #447168 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #447168?: The RGB value is 68, 113, 104: 68 red, 113 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #447168?: The complementary color is #71444D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #447168?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.