#44A7C9#44A7C9
#44A7C9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.103 H 224.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44A7C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 167, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 16.9%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.23, -18.17, -25.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.23, 31.60, 234.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.42% -0.0742 -0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.42% 0.104 224.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7410, 33.0805, 60.2229) |
| Luminance | 0.3308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.04
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.62
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.10
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.77
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.33
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 11.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44A7C9 #C96644
analogous
#44C9A8 #44A7C9 #4465C9
triadic
#44A7C9 #C944A7 #A7C944
tetradic
#44A7C9 #A844C9 #C96644 #65C944
square
#44A7C9 #A844C9 #C96644 #65C944
split-complementary
#44A7C9 #C94465 #C9A844
monochromatic
#215D72 #2F84A1 #44A7C9 #73BDD7 #A3D4E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#44A7C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#44A7C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44A7C9
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44A7C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44A7C9 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A3CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8196C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44a7c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 167, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.103 224.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1d9',
500: '#44a7c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44a7c9; $custom-light: #87c1d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44a7c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 167,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.338,
"s": 55.187,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68416,
"c": 0.1035,
"h": 224.2
},
"luminance": 0.33083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44A7C9
secondary
#D1A698
accent
#6F49DF
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183