Palettes / Colors / #446C40

#446C40 — Dusty Green

#446C40 is a green color we call Dusty 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 #446C40 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.

#446C40 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 #69406D; it also sits naturally between #5A6D40 and #406D53. 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 42% · Blue 25%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 58%

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

Previews

CSS code for #446C40

.text { color: #446C40; }
.background { background-color: #446C40; }
.border { border: 3px solid #446C40; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 108, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(115, 26%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #446C40; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 108, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #446C40; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 108, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#446C40">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#446C40">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69406D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #446C40: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #446C40

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 #446C40 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 #446C40 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

← #446C3F  ·  #446C41 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #446C40?

#446C40 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 68, 108, 64). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #446C40?

#446C40 is RGB 68, 108, 64 — HSL 115°, 26%, 34% — CMYK 37%, 0%, 41%, 58%.

What colors go with #446C40?

Its complement is #69406D; analogous partners are #5A6D40 and #406D53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #446C40 for text?

White text on #446C40 has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.46:1.