What color is #448158?

#448158 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #448158?

The RGB value is 68, 129, 88: 68 red, 129 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #448158?

The complementary color is #81446D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #448158?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#448158 color

#448158 rgb(68, 129, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #448158 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 50.6% green and 34.5% blue (68, 129, 88).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#448158 color codes

HEX	`#448158`
RGB	`rgb(68, 129, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 50.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.05, -29.58, 16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.05, 33.76, 151.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.995, 17.633, 12.002)`
Decimal	`4489560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #448158, 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 #448158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#448158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #448158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #448158; }
.text { color: #448158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #448158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 129 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #448158, #448177); }

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Questions

What color is #448158?: #448158 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #448158?: The RGB value is 68, 129, 88: 68 red, 129 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #448158?: The complementary color is #81446D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #448158?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.