What color is #44B996?

#44B996 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44B996?

The RGB value is 68, 185, 150: 68 red, 185 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44B996?

The complementary color is #B94467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44B996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44B996 color

#44B996 rgb(68, 185, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #44B996 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 72.5% green and 58.8% blue (68, 185, 150).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 46% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#44B996 color codes

HEX	`#44B996`
RGB	`rgb(68, 185, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 72.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 46%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 63%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.11, -41.2, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.11, 42, 168.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.235, 38.126, 34.877)`
Decimal	`4503958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44B996, 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 #44B996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44B996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #44B996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44b996; }
.text { color: #44b996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44b996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 185 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44b996, #44a1b9); }

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Questions

What color is #44B996?: #44B996 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44B996?: The RGB value is 68, 185, 150: 68 red, 185 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44B996?: The complementary color is #B94467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44B996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.