What color is #44785E?

#44785E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44785E?

The RGB value is 68, 120, 94: 68 red, 120 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44785E?

The complementary color is #78445E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44785E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44785E color

#44785E rgb(68, 120, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #44785E is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 47.1% green and 36.9% blue (68, 120, 94).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#44785E color codes

HEX	`#44785E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 120, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 47.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.27, -23.86, 8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.27, 25.47, 159.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.12, 15.469, 12.987)`
Decimal	`4487262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44785E, 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 #44785E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#44785E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #44785E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44785e; }
.text { color: #44785e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44785e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 120 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44785e, #447878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #44785E?: #44785E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44785E?: The RGB value is 68, 120, 94: 68 red, 120 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44785E?: The complementary color is #78445E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44785E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.