#44BDA9#44BDA9
#44BDA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.111 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44BDA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 189, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 0%, 10.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.81, -38.23, 0.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.81, 38.23, 179.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.59% -0.1108 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.59% 0.111 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7396, 40.4857, 43.8810) |
| Luminance | 0.4049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.69
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.50
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.33
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44BDA9 #BD4458
analogous
#44BD6D #44BDA9 #4494BD
triadic
#44BDA9 #A944BD #BDA944
tetradic
#44BDA9 #6D44BD #BD4458 #94BD44
square
#44BDA9 #6D44BD #BD4458 #94BD44
split-complementary
#44BDA9 #BD4494 #BD6D44
monochromatic
#236359 #339181 #44BDA9 #71CDBE #9EDDD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#44BDA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.10
#44BDA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44BDA9
9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44BDA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44BDA9 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.10 | 9.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B2A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A5AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44bda9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 189, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.111 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d1c2',
500: '#44bda9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44bda9; $custom-light: #86d1c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44bda9",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 189,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.083,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72588,
"c": 0.11078,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.40489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44BDA9
secondary
#C9939C
accent
#5067D7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281