What color is #449642?

#449642 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #449642?

The RGB value is 68, 150, 66: 68 red, 150 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #449642?

The complementary color is #944296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #449642?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#449642 color

#449642 rgb(68, 150, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #449642 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 58.8% green and 25.9% blue (68, 150, 66).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 39% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#449642 color codes

HEX	`#449642`
RGB	`rgb(68, 150, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 58.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 39%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 56%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 56%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, -42.5, 36.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 55.97, 139.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.273, 23.434, 8.924)`
Decimal	`4494914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #449642, 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 #449642	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#449642 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #449642 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #449642; }
.text { color: #449642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #449642; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 150 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #449642, #42966a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #449642?: #449642 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #449642?: The RGB value is 68, 150, 66: 68 red, 150 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #449642?: The complementary color is #944296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #449642?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.