Palettes / Colors / #445A43

#445A43 — Dusty Green

#445A43 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #445A43 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#445A43 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5A435B; it also sits naturally between #505B43 and #435B4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 35% · Blue 26%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 65%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #445A43

.text { color: #445A43; }
.background { background-color: #445A43; }
.border { border: 3px solid #445A43; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 90, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 15%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #445A43; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 90, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #445A43; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 90, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#445A43">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#445A43">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A435B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #445A43: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #445A43

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #445A43 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #445A43 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #445A43?

#445A43 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 68, 90, 67). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #445A43?

#445A43 is RGB 68, 90, 67 — HSL 117°, 15%, 31% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 26%, 65%.

What colors go with #445A43?

Its complement is #5A435B; analogous partners are #505B43 and #435B4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #445A43 for text?

White text on #445A43 has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.79:1.