What color is #447A55?

#447A55 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 #447A55?

The RGB value is 68, 122, 85: 68 red, 122 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #447A55?

The complementary color is #7A4469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #447A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#447A55 color

#447A55 rgb(68, 122, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #447A55 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 47.8% green and 33.3% blue (68, 122, 85).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#447A55 color codes

HEX	`#447A55`
RGB	`rgb(68, 122, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 47.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 44%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.72, -26.79, 14.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.72, 30.61, 151.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.982, 15.803, 11.064)`
Decimal	`4487765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #447A55, 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 #447A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#447A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #447A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #447a55; }
.text { color: #447a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #447a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 122 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #447a55, #447a70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #447A55?: #447A55 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 #447A55?: The RGB value is 68, 122, 85: 68 red, 122 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #447A55?: The complementary color is #7A4469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #447A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.