Recognised as Colour

#44ADB2

#44ADB2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#44ADB2 is a cyan with RGB values 68, 173, 178 and HSL 183°, 45%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#44ADB2#44ADB2

HEX#44ADB2

RGBrgb(68, 173, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.6784, 0.698

RGB percentages26.7%, 67.8%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(182.7, 44.7%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.7, 61.8%, 69.8%)

CMYK61.8%, 2.8%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,500,914

CSS custom property--colour: #44ADB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#BB524D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1A6B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9099B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00B3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 10.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 13.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Teal · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B24944

Analogous#44B280, #4476B2

Triadic#B244AD, #ADB244

Split complementary#B24476, #B28044

Tetradic#8044B2, #B24944, #76B244

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D4EDEE

Lighter +30%#AFDEE0

Lighter +20%#8ACFD2

Lighter +10%#65C0C4

Darker −10%#36898D

Darker −20%#286568

Darker −30%#1A4143

Darker −40%#0C1E1E

More saturated +25%#25C9D1

Less saturated −25%#639193

Channel breakdown

R68

G173

B178

Red68 (26.7%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue182.73°

Saturation (HSL)44.72%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G AD · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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