#44A8BD#44A8BD
#44A8BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.096 H 214.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44A8BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 168, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.08, -22.42, -19.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.08, 29.64, 220.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.16% -0.0799 -0.0539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.16% 0.096 214) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5680, 32.9056, 53.1382) |
| Luminance | 0.3291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.10
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.55
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.27
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.64
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.00
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 11.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44A8BD #BD5944
analogous
#44BD95 #44A8BD #446CBD
triadic
#44A8BD #BD44A8 #A8BD44
tetradic
#44A8BD #9544BD #BD5944 #6CBD44
square
#44A8BD #9544BD #BD5944 #6CBD44
split-complementary
#44A8BD #BD446C #BD9544
monochromatic
#235863 #338091 #44A8BD #71BDCD #9ED2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#44A8BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.58
#44A8BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44A8BD
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44A8BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44A8BD | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.58 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A3BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8796BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44a8bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 168, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.096 214.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c2d1',
500: '#44a8bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44a8bd; $custom-light: #85c2d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44a8bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 168,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.413,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68156,
"c": 0.09637,
"h": 214
},
"luminance": 0.32908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44A8BD
secondary
#C99D93
accent
#6850D7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182