What color is #447B64?

#447B64 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #447B64?

The RGB value is 68, 123, 100: 68 red, 123 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #447B64?

The complementary color is #7B445B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #447B64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#447B64 color

#447B64 rgb(68, 123, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #447B64 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 48.2% green and 39.2% blue (68, 123, 100).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#447B64 color codes

HEX	`#447B64`
RGB	`rgb(68, 123, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 48.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 45%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 19%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.38, -24.01, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.38, 25, 163.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.766, 16.314, 14.583)`
Decimal	`4488036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #447B64, 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 #447B64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#447B64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #447B64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #447b64; }
.text { color: #447b64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #447b64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 123 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #447b64, #44767b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #447B64?: #447B64 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #447B64?: The RGB value is 68, 123, 100: 68 red, 123 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #447B64?: The complementary color is #7B445B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #447B64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.