Recognised as Colour
#44B48C
- #44B48C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#44B48C is a cyan with RGB values 68, 180, 140 and HSL 159°, 45%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#44B48C#44B48C
HEX#44B48C
RGBrgb(68, 180, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.7059, 0.549
RGB percentages26.7%, 70.6%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(158.6, 45.2%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.6, 62.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK62.2%, 0%, 22.2%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,502,668
CSS custom property--colour: #44B48C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#BB4B73
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4446C
Analogous#44B454, #44A4B4
Triadic#8C44B4, #B48C44
Split complementary#B444A4, #B45444
Tetradic#5444B4, #B4446C, #A4B444
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G180
B140
Red68 (26.7%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue158.57°
Saturation (HSL)45.16%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 44 · G B4 · B 8C
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