What color is #44854B?

#44854B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44854B?

The RGB value is 68, 133, 75: 68 red, 133 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44854B?

The complementary color is #85447E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44854B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44854B color

#44854B rgb(68, 133, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #44854B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 52.2% green and 29.4% blue (68, 133, 75).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 32% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#44854B color codes

HEX	`#44854B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 133, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 52.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 32%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 49%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 44%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, -33.84, 24.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 42.07, 143.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.041, 18.511, 9.594)`
Decimal	`4490571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44854B, 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 #44854B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#44854B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #44854B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44854b; }
.text { color: #44854b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44854b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 133 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44854b, #44856c); }

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Questions

What color is #44854B?: #44854B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44854B?: The RGB value is 68, 133, 75: 68 red, 133 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44854B?: The complementary color is #85447E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44854B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.