#44ACC9#44ACC9
#44ACC9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.103 H 219.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44ACC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 172, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 14.4%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -20.79, -23.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 31.44, 228.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.6% -0.0793 -0.0657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.6% 0.103 219.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6747, 34.9480, 60.5341) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.54
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.78
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.55
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.60
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.19
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44ACC9 #C96144
analogous
#44C9A4 #44ACC9 #4469C9
triadic
#44ACC9 #C944AC #ACC944
tetradic
#44ACC9 #A444C9 #C96144 #69C944
square
#44ACC9 #A444C9 #C96144 #69C944
split-complementary
#44ACC9 #C94469 #C9A444
monochromatic
#216072 #2F88A1 #44ACC9 #73C1D7 #A3D6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#44ACC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#44ACC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44ACC9
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44ACC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44ACC9 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA7CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#879AC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44acc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 172, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.103 219.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c5d9',
500: '#44acc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44acc9; $custom-light: #87c5d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44acc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 172,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.083,
"s": 55.187,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69603,
"c": 0.10302,
"h": 219.6
},
"luminance": 0.34951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44ACC9
secondary
#D1A498
accent
#6A49DF
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183