What color is #44B88F?

#44B88F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44B88F?

The RGB value is 68, 184, 143: 68 red, 184 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44B88F?

The complementary color is #B8446D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44B88F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44B88F color

#44B88F rgb(68, 184, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #44B88F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 72.2% green and 56.1% blue (68, 184, 143).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 46% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mint (#3EB489), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#44B88F color codes

HEX	`#44B88F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 184, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 72.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 46%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 63%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 22%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.64, -42.41, 11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.64, 43.9, 165.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.48, 37.491, 31.928)`
Decimal	`4503695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44B88F, 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 #44B88F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44B88F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #44B88F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44b88f; }
.text { color: #44b88f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44b88f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 184 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44b88f, #44a7b8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #44B88F?: #44B88F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44B88F?: The RGB value is 68, 184, 143: 68 red, 184 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44B88F?: The complementary color is #B8446D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44B88F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.