What color is #44756A?

#44756A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44756A?

The RGB value is 68, 117, 106: 68 red, 117 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44756A?

The complementary color is #75444F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44756A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44756A color

#44756A rgb(68, 117, 106)

Shades of teal

The hex color #44756A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 45.9% green and 41.6% blue (68, 117, 106).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Green Sleeves (#39766C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#44756A color codes

HEX	`#44756A`
RGB	`rgb(68, 117, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 45.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 42%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.62, -19.43, 0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.62, 19.44, 177.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.346, 14.991, 15.929)`
Decimal	`4486506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44756A, 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 #44756A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#44756A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #44756A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44756a; }
.text { color: #44756a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44756a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 117 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44756a, #446875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #44756A?: #44756A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44756A?: The RGB value is 68, 117, 106: 68 red, 117 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44756A?: The complementary color is #75444F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44756A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.