Colour
#44A5B2
- #44A5B2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#44A5B2 is a cyan with RGB values 68, 165, 178 and HSL 187°, 45%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#44A5B2#44A5B2
HEX#44A5B2
RGBrgb(68, 165, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.6471, 0.698
RGB percentages26.7%, 64.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(187.1, 44.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 61.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK61.8%, 7.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,498,866
CSS custom property--colour: #44A5B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#BB5A4D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B25144
Analogous#44B288, #446EB2
Triadic#B244A5, #A5B244
Split complementary#B2446E, #B28844
Tetradic#8844B2, #B25144, #6EB244
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G165
B178
Red68 (26.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue187.09°
Saturation (HSL)44.72%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G A5 · B B2
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