#44A5AE#44A5AE
#44A5AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.091 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44A5AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 165, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 44%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 61%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 5.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.67, -25.38, -13.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.67, 28.58, 207.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.85% -0.0829 -0.0364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.85% 0.091 203.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4758, 31.1928, 44.8198) |
| Luminance | 0.3120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.36
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.70
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.21
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 10.25
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44A5AE #AE4D44
analogous
#44AE82 #44A5AE #4470AE
triadic
#44A5AE #AE44A5 #A5AE44
tetradic
#44A5AE #8244AE #AE4D44 #70AE44
square
#44A5AE #8244AE #AE4D44 #70AE44
split-complementary
#44A5AE #AE4470 #AE8244
monochromatic
#225256 #337B82 #44A5AE #6ABDC5 #96D1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#44A5AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.24
#44A5AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44A5AE
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44A5AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44A5AE | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999FAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8992AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44a5ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 165, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.091 203.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c0c6',
500: '#44a5ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44a5ae; $custom-light: #84c0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44a5ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 165,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.094,
"s": 43.802,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66849,
"c": 0.09055,
"h": 203.7
},
"luminance": 0.31195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44A5AE
secondary
#C2908C
accent
#5F54D4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182