What color is #447850?

#447850 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #447850?

The RGB value is 68, 120, 80: 68 red, 120 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #447850?

The complementary color is #78446C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #447850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#447850 color

#447850 rgb(68, 120, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #447850 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 47.1% green and 31.4% blue (68, 120, 80).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#447850 color codes

HEX	`#447850`
RGB	`rgb(68, 120, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 47.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 33%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.96, -26.8, 16.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.96, 31.56, 148.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.548, 15.24, 9.974)`
Decimal	`4487248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #447850, 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 #447850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#447850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #447850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #447850; }
.text { color: #447850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #447850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 120 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #447850, #44786a); }

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Questions

What color is #447850?: #447850 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #447850?: The RGB value is 68, 120, 80: 68 red, 120 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #447850?: The complementary color is #78446C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #447850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.