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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

Protanopia#B0A88Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19D8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
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

Lighter +40%#D5EFE6
Lighter +30%#B0E1D0
Lighter +20%#8BD3B9
Lighter +10%#66C5A3
Darker −10%#368F6F
Darker −20%#286A52
Darker −30%#1A4536
Darker −40%#0C2019
More saturated +25%#25D395
Less saturated −25%#639583

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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