Recognised as Colour
#44A8BC
- #44A8BC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#44A8BC is a cyan with RGB values 68, 168, 188 and HSL 190°, 47%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#44A8BC#44A8BC
HEX#44A8BC
RGBrgb(68, 168, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.6588, 0.7373
RGB percentages26.7%, 65.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(190, 47.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 63.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK63.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,499,644
CSS custom property--colour: #44A8BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#BB5743
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC5844
Analogous#44BC94, #446CBC
Triadic#BC44A8, #A8BC44
Split complementary#BC446C, #BC9444
Tetradic#9444BC, #BC5844, #6CBC44
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G168
B188
Red68 (26.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue190°
Saturation (HSL)47.24%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G A8 · B BC
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