#44A8B2#44A8B2
#44A8B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.093 H 204.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44A8B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 168, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 45%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 62%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 5.6%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.71, -25.72, -13.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.71, 29.19, 208.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.73% -0.0845 -0.0383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.73% 0.093 204.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4190, 32.4460, 47.0866) |
| Luminance | 0.3245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.05
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.18
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.42
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44A8B2 #B24E44
analogous
#44B285 #44A8B2 #4471B2
triadic
#44A8B2 #B244A8 #A8B244
tetradic
#44A8B2 #8544B2 #B24E44 #71B244
square
#44A8B2 #8544B2 #B24E44 #71B244
split-complementary
#44A8B2 #B24471 #B28544
monochromatic
#225459 #337E86 #44A8B2 #6CBFC7 #99D2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#44A8B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#44A8B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44A8B2
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44A8B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44A8B2 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA1B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B95B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44a8b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 168, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.093 204.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c2c9',
500: '#44a8b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44a8b2; $custom-light: #84c2c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44a8b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 168,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.455,
"s": 44.715,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67731,
"c": 0.09272,
"h": 204.4
},
"luminance": 0.32449
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44A8B2
secondary
#C4938E
accent
#5F53D4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182