What color is #44B1A1?

#44B1A1 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Waterfall. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44B1A1?

The RGB value is 68, 177, 161: 68 red, 177 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44B1A1?

The complementary color is #B14454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44B1A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44B1A1 color

#44B1A1 rgb(68, 177, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #44B1A1 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 69.4% green and 63.1% blue (68, 177, 161).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 44% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Waterfall (#3AB0A2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#44B1A1 color codes

HEX	`#44B1A1`
RGB	`rgb(68, 177, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 69.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 44%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 62%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.94, -34.82, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.94, 34.83, 181.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.536, 35.244, 39.221)`
Decimal	`4501921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44B1A1, 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 #44B1A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44B1A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #44B1A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44b1a1; }
.text { color: #44b1a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44b1a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 177 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44b1a1, #448ab1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #44B1A1?: #44B1A1 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Waterfall. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44B1A1?: The RGB value is 68, 177, 161: 68 red, 177 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44B1A1?: The complementary color is #B14454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44B1A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.