What color is #448B6E?

#448B6E 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 #448B6E?

The RGB value is 68, 139, 110: 68 red, 139 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #448B6E?

The complementary color is #8B4461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #448B6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#448B6E color

#448B6E rgb(68, 139, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #448B6E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 54.5% green and 43.1% blue (68, 139, 110).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 34% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#448B6E color codes

HEX	`#448B6E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 139, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 54.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 34%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 51%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.75, -29.61, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.75, 30.87, 163.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.43, 20.819, 18.007)`
Decimal	`4492142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #448B6E, 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 #448B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#448B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #448B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #448b6e; }
.text { color: #448b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #448b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 139 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #448b6e, #44858b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #448B6E?: #448B6E 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 #448B6E?: The RGB value is 68, 139, 110: 68 red, 139 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #448B6E?: The complementary color is #8B4461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #448B6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.