Recognised as Colour
#44A6AD
- #44A6AD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#44A6AD is a cyan with RGB values 68, 166, 173 and HSL 184°, 44%, 47%. 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
#44A6AD#44A6AD
HEX#44A6AD
RGBrgb(68, 166, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.651, 0.6784
RGB percentages26.7%, 65.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(184, 43.6%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184, 60.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK60.7%, 4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,499,117
CSS custom property--colour: #44A6AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31519WCAG 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 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#BB5952
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD4B44
Analogous#44AD80, #4471AD
Triadic#AD44A6, #A6AD44
Split complementary#AD4472, #AD7F44
Tetradic#7F44AD, #AD4B44, #72AD44
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G166
B173
Red68 (26.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue184°
Saturation (HSL)43.57%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G A6 · B AD
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