What color is #448177?

#448177 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #448177?

The RGB value is 68, 129, 119: 68 red, 129 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #448177?

The complementary color is #81444E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #448177?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#448177 color

#448177 rgb(68, 129, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #448177 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 50.6% green and 46.7% blue (68, 129, 119).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#448177 color codes

HEX	`#448177`
RGB	`rgb(68, 129, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 50.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.81, -22.39, -0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.81, 22.4, 181.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.563, 18.26, 20.259)`
Decimal	`4489591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #448177, 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 #448177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#448177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #448177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #448177; }
.text { color: #448177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #448177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 129 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #448177, #446d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #448177?: #448177 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #448177?: The RGB value is 68, 129, 119: 68 red, 129 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #448177?: The complementary color is #81444E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #448177?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.