#44BCC9#44BCC9
#44BCC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.106 H 205.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44BCC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 188, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.46, -28.86, -16.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.46, 33.17, 209.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.43% -0.0957 -0.0454) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.43% 0.106 205.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9052, 41.4090, 61.6110) |
| Luminance | 0.4141 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.98
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.63
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.20
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.97
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44BCC9 #C95144
analogous
#44C994 #44BCC9 #4479C9
triadic
#44BCC9 #C944BC #BCC944
tetradic
#44BCC9 #9444C9 #C95144 #79C944
square
#44BCC9 #9444C9 #C95144 #79C944
split-complementary
#44BCC9 #C94479 #C99444
monochromatic
#216A72 #2F96A1 #44BCC9 #73CDD7 #A3DEE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#44BCC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#44BCC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44BCC9
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44BCC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44BCC9 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADB5CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA6C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44bcc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 188, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.106 205.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d0d9',
500: '#44bcc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44bcc9; $custom-light: #88d0d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44bcc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 188,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.865,
"s": 55.187,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73427,
"c": 0.10593,
"h": 205.4
},
"luminance": 0.41412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44BCC9
secondary
#D19D98
accent
#5849DF
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283