#44B8A1#44B8A1
#44B8A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.109 H 177.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44B8A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 184, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 46%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 63%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 0%, 12.5%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.08, -38.03, 2.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.08, 38.09, 176.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.11% -0.1092 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.11% 0.109 177.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9544, 38.0804, 39.6937) |
| Luminance | 0.3808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.39
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.82
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.58
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.74
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44B8A1 #B8445B
analogous
#44B867 #44B8A1 #4495B8
triadic
#44B8A1 #A144B8 #B8A144
tetradic
#44B8A1 #6744B8 #B8445B #95B844
square
#44B8A1 #6744B8 #B8445B #95B844
split-complementary
#44B8A1 #B84495 #B86744
monochromatic
#235F53 #338B7A #44B8A1 #6FCAB8 #9CDACE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#44B8A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#44B8A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44B8A1
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44B8A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44B8A1 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1ADA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A1A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44b8a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 184, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.109 177.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cebc',
500: '#44b8a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44b8a1; $custom-light: #85cebc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44b8a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 184,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.103,
"s": 46.032,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71107,
"c": 0.10929,
"h": 177.4
},
"luminance": 0.38083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44B8A1
secondary
#C7919C
accent
#526CD6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281