What color is #448900?

#448900 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #448900?

The RGB value is 68, 137, 0: 68 red, 137 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #448900?

The complementary color is #450089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #448900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#448900 color

#448900 rgb(68, 137, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #448900 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 53.7% green and 0% blue (68, 137, 0).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kelp Forest (#448811), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#448900 color codes

HEX	`#448900`
RGB	`rgb(68, 137, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 53.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 100%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 100%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, -41.98, 54.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 68.55, 127.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.329, 19.119, 3.093)`
Decimal	`4491520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #448900, 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 #448900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#448900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #448900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #448900; }
.text { color: #448900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #448900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 137 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #448900, #008901); }

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Questions

What color is #448900?: #448900 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #448900?: The RGB value is 68, 137, 0: 68 red, 137 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #448900?: The complementary color is #450089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #448900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.