Recognised as Colour
#44BB8A
- #44BB8A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium seagreen
#44BB8A is a cyan with RGB values 68, 187, 138 and HSL 155°, 47%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.
Colour values
#44BB8A#44BB8A
HEX#44BB8A
RGBrgb(68, 187, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.7333, 0.5412
RGB percentages26.7%, 73.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(155.3, 46.7%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.3, 63.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK63.6%, 0%, 26.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,504,458
CSS custom property--colour: #44BB8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#BB4475
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BB4475
Analogous#44BB4F, #44B1BB
Triadic#8A44BB, #BB8A44
Split complementary#BB44B1, #BB4F44
Tetradic#4E44BB, #BB4475, #B0BB44
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G187
B138
Red68 (26.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue155.29°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 44 · G BB · B 8A
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