What color is #44AA00?

#44AA00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Botanical Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44AA00?

The RGB value is 68, 170, 0: 68 red, 170 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44AA00?

The complementary color is #6600AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44AA00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44AA00 color

#44AA00 rgb(68, 170, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #44AA00 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 66.7% green and 0% blue (68, 170, 0).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Garden (#44AA11), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#44AA00 color codes

HEX	`#44AA00`
RGB	`rgb(68, 170, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 66.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 100%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.63, -54.26, 62.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.63, 82.92, 130.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.758, 29.977, 4.903)`
Decimal	`4499968`
Short hex	`#4A0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44AA00, 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 #44AA00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#44AA00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #44AA00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44aa00; }
.text { color: #44aa00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44aa00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 170 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44aa00, #00aa11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #44AA00?: #44AA00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Botanical Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44AA00?: The RGB value is 68, 170, 0: 68 red, 170 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44AA00?: The complementary color is #6600AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44AA00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.