What color is #448D89?

#448D89 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #448D89?

The RGB value is 68, 141, 137: 68 red, 141 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #448D89?

The complementary color is #8D4448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #448D89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#448D89 color

#448D89 rgb(68, 141, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #448D89 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 55.3% green and 53.7% blue (68, 141, 137).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 35% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#448D89 color codes

HEX	`#448D89`
RGB	`rgb(68, 141, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 55.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 35%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 52%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 3%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.12, -23.74, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.12, 24.23, 191.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.422, 22.083, 27.059)`
Decimal	`4492681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #448D89, 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 #448D89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#448D89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	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 #448D89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #448d89; }
.text { color: #448d89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #448d89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 141 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #448d89, #446d8d); }

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Questions

What color is #448D89?: #448D89 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #448D89?: The RGB value is 68, 141, 137: 68 red, 141 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #448D89?: The complementary color is #8D4448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #448D89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.