#44C5AC#44C5AC
#44C5AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.118 H 177.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44C5AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 197, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 0%, 12.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.32, -41.04, 2.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.32, 41.10, 176.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.66% -0.1177 0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.66% 0.118 177.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7930, 44.1367, 45.9708) |
| Luminance | 0.4414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.23
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.64
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.34
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.37
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44C5AC #C5445D
analogous
#44C56C #44C5AC #449EC5
triadic
#44C5AC #AC44C5 #C5AC44
tetradic
#44C5AC #6C44C5 #C5445D #9EC544
square
#44C5AC #6C44C5 #C5445D #9EC544
split-complementary
#44C5AC #C5449E #C56C44
monochromatic
#226D5E #309C87 #44C5AC #73D3C1 #A1E2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#44C5AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#44C5AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44C5AC
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44C5AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44C5AC | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEB9AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABACAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44c5ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 197, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.118 177.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d7c4',
500: '#44c5ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44c5ac; $custom-light: #87d7c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44c5ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 197,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.372,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74655,
"c": 0.11786,
"h": 177.4
},
"luminance": 0.4414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44C5AC
secondary
#CF96A1
accent
#4C68DC
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381