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#446C2A — Muted Green

#446C2A is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #446C2A 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.

#446C2A 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 #50296A; it also sits naturally between #646A29 and #296A30. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#446C2A · RGB 68, 108, 42

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Color values

HEX#446C2A
RGB68, 108, 42
HSL96°, 44%, 29%
HSV96°, 61%, 42%
CMYK37%, 0%, 61%, 58%
XYZ8.16, 12.12, 4.10
Yxy12.12, 0.3348, 0.4971
CIE-Lab41.41, -26.84, 31.95
Hunter Lab34.82, -17.48, 16.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 42% · Blue 16%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 58%

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

Previews

Sample text in #446C2A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #446C2A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #446C2A

.text { color: #446C2A; }
.background { background-color: #446C2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #446C2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 108, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 44%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #446C2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 108, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #446C2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 108, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#446C2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#446C2A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #446C2A

#3F6327#385822#33511F#2C461B#283E18#213314#1C2C11#15210D#101A0A#090F06

Tints of #446C2A

#548433#629A3C#72B446#85C05D#98CA77#A9D38D#BCDDA7#D0E7C1#E0EFD7#F4F9F0

Tones of #446C2A

#44662E#456133#465C37#47583C#485440#494E46

Color harmonies

Complementary — #50296A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.13:1 AA
Against black text3.42:1 AA large only

Best text color on #446C2A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #446C2A

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #446C2A: ·

How #446C2A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #55563ADeuteranopia · #53503ETritanopia · #464749

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:

Tailwind stone 600 · #57534ETailwind neutral 600 · #525252Tailwind zinc 600 · #52525B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #446C2A rather than the exact color:

Radiant Tempest
#7F431B · #25250D · #446E29 · #277A39
Dreamy Ruby Monsoon
#602E5D · #6B1923 · #433616 · #48692C
Tranquil Ruby Petal
#460F13 · #76601C · #44662C · #154529
Palette 8b2626
#8B2626 · #EF6905 · #F1E5A1 · #486C2F
Rustic Ruby Horizon
#40682E · #1B8052 · #142733 · #362370
Honey Ruby Dusk
#4B7124 · #B5D989 · #8140C2 · #B7A5DA

Similar colors

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

#446E29#48692C#44662C#486C2F#40682E#4B7124#3A6A2E#467235#386B2F#3F7825#396F22#4A792A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #446C29  ·  #446C2B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #446C2A?

#446C2A is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 68, 108, 42). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #446C2A?

#446C2A is RGB 68, 108, 42 — HSL 96°, 44%, 29% — CMYK 37%, 0%, 61%, 58%.

What colors go with #446C2A?

Its complement is #50296A; analogous partners are #646A29 and #296A30. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #446C2A for text?

White text on #446C2A has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.