#44AAB8#44AAB8
#44AAB8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.095 H 207.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44AAB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 170, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 46%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 63%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 7.6%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.51, -24.95, -15.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.51, 29.61, 212.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.44% -0.0841 -0.0442) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.44% 0.095 207.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4067, 33.4364, 50.4530) |
| Luminance | 0.3344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.11
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.08
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.45
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.92
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.06
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44AAB8 #B85244
analogous
#44B88C #44AAB8 #4470B8
triadic
#44AAB8 #B844AA #AAB844
tetradic
#44AAB8 #8C44B8 #B85244 #70B844
square
#44AAB8 #8C44B8 #B85244 #70B844
split-complementary
#44AAB8 #B84470 #B88C44
monochromatic
#23575F #33818B #44AAB8 #6FBFCA #9CD3DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#44AAB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#44AAB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44AAB8
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44AAB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44AAB8 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA4B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B97B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44aab8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 170, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.095 207.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c3cd',
500: '#44aab8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44aab8; $custom-light: #85c3cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44aab8",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 170,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.241,
"s": 46.032,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68444,
"c": 0.095,
"h": 207.7
},
"luminance": 0.33439
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44AAB8
secondary
#C79891
accent
#6252D6
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182