What color is #44CCFF?

#44CCFF is a light, vivid azure known as Thor’s Thunder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Thor’s Thunder?

The RGB value is 68, 204, 255: 68 red, 204 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Thor’s Thunder?

The complementary color is #FF7744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44CCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Thor’s Thunder color: hex code #44CCFF

#44CCFF rgb(68, 204, 255)

Shades of blue

Thor’s Thunder has the hex code #44CCFF. It is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 80% green and 100% blue (68, 204, 255).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

Thor’s Thunder (#44CCFF) color codes

HEX	`#44CCFF`
RGB	`rgb(68, 204, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 80%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 100%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.06, -20.22, -35.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.06, 40.82, 240.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.019, 51.63, 102.339)`
Decimal	`4508927`
Short hex	`#4CF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Thor’s Thunder, 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 #44CCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44CCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #44CCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44ccff; }
.text { color: #44ccff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44ccff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 204 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44ccff, #446eff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #44CCFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #44CCFF?: #44CCFF is a light, vivid azure known as Thor’s Thunder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Thor’s Thunder?: The RGB value is 68, 204, 255: 68 red, 204 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Thor’s Thunder?: The complementary color is #FF7744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44CCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.