What color is #44DDFF?

#44DDFF is a light, vivid cyan known as Splashing Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Splashing Wave?

The RGB value is 68, 221, 255: 68 red, 221 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Splashing Wave?

The complementary color is #FF6644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44DDFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Splashing Wave color: hex code #44DDFF

#44DDFF rgb(68, 221, 255)

Shades of teal

Splashing Wave has the hex code #44DDFF. It is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 86.7% green and 100% blue (68, 221, 255).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

Splashing Wave (#44DDFF) color codes

HEX	`#44DDFF`
RGB	`rgb(68, 221, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 86.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 100%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.92, -28.72, -27.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.92, 40.09, 224.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.283, 60.156, 103.76)`
Decimal	`4513279`
Short hex	`#4DF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Splashing Wave, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #44DDFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44DDFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #44DDFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44ddff; }
.text { color: #44ddff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44ddff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 221 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44ddff, #4480ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #44DDFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #44DDFF?: #44DDFF is a light, vivid cyan known as Splashing Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Splashing Wave?: The RGB value is 68, 221, 255: 68 red, 221 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Splashing Wave?: The complementary color is #FF6644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44DDFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.