Colour
#44A9B8
- #44A9B8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#44A9B8 is a cyan with RGB values 68, 169, 184 and HSL 188°, 46%, 49%. 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
#44A9B8#44A9B8
HEX#44A9B8
RGBrgb(68, 169, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.6627, 0.7216
RGB percentages26.7%, 66.3%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(187.8, 46%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 63%, 72.2%)
CMYK63%, 8.2%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,499,896
CSS custom property--colour: #44A9B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33066WCAG 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 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#BB5647
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B85344
Analogous#44B88D, #446FB8
Triadic#B844A9, #A9B844
Split complementary#B8446F, #B88D44
Tetradic#8D44B8, #B85344, #6FB844
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G169
B184
Red68 (26.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue187.76°
Saturation (HSL)46.03%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G A9 · B B8
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