#44C5B3#44C5B3
#44C5B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.115 H 182.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44C5B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 197, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 0%, 9.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.50, -39.23, -1.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.50, 39.25, 181.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.87% -0.1145 -0.0041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.87% 0.115 182.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4830, 44.4127, 49.6051) |
| Luminance | 0.4442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.63
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.01
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.82
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.67
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.21
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44C5B3 #C54456
analogous
#44C573 #44C5B3 #4497C5
triadic
#44C5B3 #B344C5 #C5B344
tetradic
#44C5B3 #7344C5 #C54456 #97C544
square
#44C5B3 #7344C5 #C54456 #97C544
split-complementary
#44C5B3 #C54497 #C57344
monochromatic
#226D62 #309C8D #44C5B3 #73D3C6 #A1E2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#44C5B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.88
#44C5B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44C5B3
9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44C5B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44C5B3 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.88 | 9.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBAB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ACB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44c5b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 197, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.115 182.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d7c9',
500: '#44c5b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44c5b3; $custom-light: #88d7c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44c5b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 197,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.628,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74865,
"c": 0.11462,
"h": 182.1
},
"luminance": 0.44416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44C5B3
secondary
#CF969E
accent
#4C60DC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382