What color is #447C3F?

#447C3F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #447C3F?

The RGB value is 68, 124, 63: 68 red, 124 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #447C3F?

The complementary color is #773F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #447C3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#447C3F color

#447C3F rgb(68, 124, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #447C3F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 48.6% green and 24.7% blue (68, 124, 63).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 33% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#447C3F color codes

HEX	`#447C3F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 124, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 48.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 33%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 49%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 49%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.98, -31.63, 27.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.98, 41.96, 138.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.488, 16.002, 7.238)`
Decimal	`4488255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #447C3F, 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 #447C3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#447C3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #447C3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #447c3f; }
.text { color: #447c3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #447c3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 124 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #447c3f, #3f7c59); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #447C3F?: #447C3F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #447C3F?: The RGB value is 68, 124, 63: 68 red, 124 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #447C3F?: The complementary color is #773F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #447C3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.