#44B8DC#44B8DC
#44B8DC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.114 H 222.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44B8DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 184, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 68%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 69%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 16.4%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.95, -21.05, -27.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.95, 34.65, 232.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.23% -0.0842 -0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.23% 0.114 222.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4374, 40.6736, 73.8375) |
| Luminance | 0.4068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 5.83
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.54
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.29
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.82
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.95
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44B8DC #DC6844
analogous
#44DCB4 #44B8DC #446CDC
triadic
#44B8DC #DC44B8 #B8DC44
tetradic
#44B8DC #B444DC #DC6844 #6CDC44
square
#44B8DC #B444DC #DC6844 #6CDC44
split-complementary
#44B8DC #DC446C #DCB444
monochromatic
#1A718B #249ABF #44B8DC #78CCE6 #ABDFEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#44B8DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#44B8DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44B8DC
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44B8DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44B8DC | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B4DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EA4DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44b8dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 184, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.114 222.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acde7',
500: '#44b8dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44b8dc; $custom-light: #8acde7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44b8dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 184,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.211,
"s": 68.468,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73233,
"c": 0.11404,
"h": 222.4
},
"luminance": 0.40677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44B8DC
secondary
#DDAD9F
accent
#663CEB
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F1F9FC
border
#CBD2D5
text
#0D1316
muted
#7E8284