Recognised as Colour
#44BAAB
- #44BAAB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#44BAAB is a cyan with RGB values 68, 186, 171 and HSL 172°, 46%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#44BAAB#44BAAB
HEX#44BAAB
RGBrgb(68, 186, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.7294, 0.6706
RGB percentages26.7%, 72.9%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(172.4, 46.5%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.4, 63.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK63.4%, 0%, 8.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,504,235
CSS custom property--colour: #44BAAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#BB4554
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BA4453
Analogous#44BA70, #448EBA
Triadic#AB44BA, #BAAB44
Split complementary#BA448E, #BA7044
Tetradic#7044BA, #BA4453, #8EBA44
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G186
B171
Red68 (26.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue172.37°
Saturation (HSL)46.46%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 44 · G BA · B AB
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