What color is #44958E?

#44958E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44958E?

The RGB value is 68, 149, 142: 68 red, 149 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44958E?

The complementary color is #95444B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44958E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44958E color

#44958E rgb(68, 149, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #44958E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 58.4% green and 55.7% blue (68, 149, 142).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 37% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#44958E color codes

HEX	`#44958E`
RGB	`rgb(68, 149, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 58.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 37%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 54%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.76, -26.42, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.76, 26.69, 188.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.012, 24.675, 29.4)`
Decimal	`4494734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44958E, 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 #44958E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#44958E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #44958E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44958e; }
.text { color: #44958e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44958e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 149 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44958e, #447495); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #44958E?: #44958E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44958E?: The RGB value is 68, 149, 142: 68 red, 149 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44958E?: The complementary color is #95444B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44958E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.