What color is #44A2BB?

#44A2BB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color True Sky Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44A2BB?

The RGB value is 68, 162, 187: 68 red, 162 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44A2BB?

The complementary color is #BB5D44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44A2BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44A2BB color

#44A2BB rgb(68, 162, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #44A2BB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 63.5% green and 73.3% blue (68, 162, 187).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 47% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is True Sky Blue (#24A6C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#44A2BB color codes

HEX	`#44A2BB`
RGB	`rgb(68, 162, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 63.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 47%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 64%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 13%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -19.92, -21.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 29.03, 226.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.27, 30.655, 51.642)`
Decimal	`4498107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44A2BB, 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 #44A2BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44A2BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #44A2BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44a2bb; }
.text { color: #44a2bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44a2bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 162 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44a2bb, #4467bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #44A2BB?: #44A2BB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color True Sky Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44A2BB?: The RGB value is 68, 162, 187: 68 red, 162 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44A2BB?: The complementary color is #BB5D44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44A2BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.