What color is #44BB5D?

#44BB5D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44BB5D?

The RGB value is 68, 187, 93: 68 red, 187 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44BB5D?

The complementary color is #BB44A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44BB5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44BB5D color

#44BB5D rgb(68, 187, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #44BB5D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 73.3% green and 36.5% blue (68, 187, 93).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 47% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Intoxicate (#11BB55), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#44BB5D color codes

HEX	`#44BB5D`
RGB	`rgb(68, 187, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 73.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 47%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 64%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 50%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.69, -53.16, 37.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.69, 65.23, 144.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.128, 37.558, 16.437)`
Decimal	`4504413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44BB5D, 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 #44BB5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44BB5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	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 #44BB5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44bb5d; }
.text { color: #44bb5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44bb5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 187 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44bb5d, #44bb98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #44BB5D?: #44BB5D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44BB5D?: The RGB value is 68, 187, 93: 68 red, 187 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44BB5D?: The complementary color is #BB44A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44BB5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.