What color is #448E60?

#448E60 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #448E60?

The RGB value is 68, 142, 96: 68 red, 142 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #448E60?

The complementary color is #8E4472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #448E60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#448E60 color

#448E60 rgb(68, 142, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #448E60 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 55.7% green and 37.6% blue (68, 142, 96).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 35% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#448E60 color codes

HEX	`#448E60`
RGB	`rgb(68, 142, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 55.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 35%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 52%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, -34.05, 17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 38.35, 152.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.167, 21.418, 14.452)`
Decimal	`4492896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #448E60, 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 #448E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#448E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #448E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #448e60; }
.text { color: #448e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #448e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 142 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #448e60, #448e85); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #448E60?: #448E60 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #448E60?: The RGB value is 68, 142, 96: 68 red, 142 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #448E60?: The complementary color is #8E4472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #448E60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.