What color is #448D39?

#448D39 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #448D39?

The RGB value is 68, 141, 57: 68 red, 141 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #448D39?

The complementary color is #82398D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #448D39?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#448D39 color

#448D39 rgb(68, 141, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #448D39 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 55.3% green and 22.4% blue (68, 141, 57).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 42% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Resplendent Growth (#3D8B37), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#448D39 color codes

HEX	`#448D39`
RGB	`rgb(68, 141, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 55.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 42%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 60%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 60%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, -39.91, 37.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 54.62, 136.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.647, 20.573, 7.175)`
Decimal	`4492601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #448D39, 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 #448D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#448D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #448D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #448d39; }
.text { color: #448d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #448d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 141 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #448d39, #398d58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #448D39?: #448D39 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #448D39?: The RGB value is 68, 141, 57: 68 red, 141 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #448D39?: The complementary color is #82398D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #448D39?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.