#44BCA6#44BCA6
#44BCA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.111 H 178.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44BCA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 188, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 0%, 11.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -38.55, 1.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 38.58, 178.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.25% -0.1111 0.0029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.25% 0.111 178.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2468, 39.9456, 42.3433) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.85
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.74
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.85
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.75
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44BCA6 #BC445A
analogous
#44BC6A #44BCA6 #4496BC
triadic
#44BCA6 #A644BC #BCA644
tetradic
#44BCA6 #6A44BC #BC445A #96BC44
square
#44BCA6 #6A44BC #BC445A #96BC44
split-complementary
#44BCA6 #BC4496 #BC6A44
monochromatic
#236257 #338F7F #44BCA6 #71CCBB #9EDCD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#44BCA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#44BCA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44BCA6
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44BCA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44BCA6 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B1A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A4A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44bca6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 188, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.111 178.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d1c0',
500: '#44bca6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44bca6; $custom-light: #86d1c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44bca6",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 188,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169,
"s": 47.244,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7225,
"c": 0.11114,
"h": 178.5
},
"luminance": 0.39949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44BCA6
secondary
#C9939D
accent
#5169D7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281