HEX atlas value

#444E36

#444E36 is a cool green HEX color close to Taupe. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 68, 78, 54, HSL 85, 18%, 26%, has luminance 0.0694, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#444E36 Sample readable text

HEX #444E36

RGB rgb(68, 78, 54)

HSL hsl(85 18% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 31, 69)

Luminance 0.0694

Contrast Black 2.39:1White 8.79:1

CSS

--color-444e36: #444E36;
.background-444e36 { background-color: #444E36; }
.text-444e36 { color: #444E36; }

Luminance0.0694

Black text2.39:1AA Fail

White text8.79:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#444E36","rgb":[68,78,54],"hsl":[85,18,26],"cmyk":[13,0,31,69],"luminance":0.0694,"contrast":{"black":2.39,"white":8.79}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#151811","hex":"#151811","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.17,"contrastWhite":17.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#40364E","hex":"#40364E","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.86,"contrastWhite":11.31,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.97,"contrastWhite":10.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#424242","hex":"#424242","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.09,"contrastWhite":10.05,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.28,"contrastWhite":9.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Taupe adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/444e36.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/taupe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-needle.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/iron.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#40364E","analogous":["#4E4C36","#384E36"],"triadic":["#36444E","#4E3644"],"tetradic":["#364E4C","#40364E","#4E3638"],"splitComplementary":["#36384E","#4C364E"],"monochromatic":["#74845C","#444E36","#151811"]}

Variants

{"light":"#74845C","dark":"#151811","saturated":"#475D28","desaturated":"#424242","pastel":"#83867E","neon":"#65AD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":18.867962264113206},{"slug":"pine-needle","name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","distance":20.273134932713294},{"slug":"iron","name":"Iron","hex":"#48494B","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"asphalt-gray","name":"Asphalt Gray","hex":"#4B4B4B","distance":22.338307903688676},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":22.494443758403985}]

HEX meaning and use

About #444E36

#444E36 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #444E36 is visually closest to Taupe, a named orange color with HEX #483C32.

The RGB channels are 68, 78, and 54, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 18% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.0694, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.39:1AA Fail

White text8.79:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #444E36 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.39:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.79:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#151811#FFFFFF text · best 17.95:1#151811

#40364E#FFFFFF text · best 11.31:1#40364E

Taupe#FFFFFF text · best 10.67:1#483C32

#424242#FFFFFF text · best 10.05:1#424242

Pine Needle#FFFFFF text · best 9.22:1#334D41

Generated Palette

#444E36#444E36

#40364E#40364E

#4E4C36#4E4C36

#384E36#384E36

#74845C#74845C

#151811#151811

Color Harmonies

#40364E#40364E

#4E4C36#4E4C36

#384E36#384E36

#36444E#36444E

#4E3644#4E3644

Variants

#74845C#74845C

#151811#151811

#475D28#475D28

#424242#424242

#83867E#83867E

#65AD00#65AD00

Nearest Named Colors

Taupe#483C32

Pine Needle#334D41

Iron#48494B

Asphalt Gray#4B4B4B

Hunter Green#355E3B

#444E36

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #444E36

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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