#44AEB9#44AEB9
#44AEB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.097 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44AEB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 174, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 46%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 63%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 5.9%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.75, -26.66, -14.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.75, 30.42, 208.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.45% -0.0879 -0.0406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.45% 0.097 204.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2732, 35.0010, 51.2608) |
| Luminance | 0.3500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.02
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.04
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44AEB9 #B94F44
analogous
#44B98A #44AEB9 #4474B9
triadic
#44AEB9 #B944AE #AEB944
tetradic
#44AEB9 #8A44B9 #B94F44 #74B944
square
#44AEB9 #8A44B9 #B94F44 #74B944
split-complementary
#44AEB9 #B94474 #B98A44
monochromatic
#235A5F #34848C #44AEB9 #70C2CA #9DD5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#44AEB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#44AEB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44AEB9
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44AEB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44AEB9 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A7BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9AB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44aeb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 174, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.097 204.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c6ce',
500: '#44aeb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44aeb9; $custom-light: #85c6ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44aeb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 174,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.641,
"s": 46.245,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69452,
"c": 0.0968,
"h": 204.8
},
"luminance": 0.35004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44AEB9
secondary
#C79792
accent
#5E52D6
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282