What color is #44836C?

#44836C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44836C?

The RGB value is 68, 131, 108: 68 red, 131 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44836C?

The complementary color is #83445B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44836C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44836C color

#44836C rgb(68, 131, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #44836C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 51.4% green and 42.4% blue (68, 131, 108).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 32% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#44836C color codes

HEX	`#44836C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 131, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 51.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 32%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 48%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, -26.15, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 26.88, 166.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.206, 18.543, 17.068)`
Decimal	`4490092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44836C, 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 #44836C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#44836C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #44836C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44836c; }
.text { color: #44836c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44836c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 131 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44836c, #447b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #44836C?: #44836C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44836C?: The RGB value is 68, 131, 108: 68 red, 131 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44836C?: The complementary color is #83445B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44836C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.