What color is #44BDAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #44BDAB?

The RGB value is 68, 189, 171: 68 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44BDAB?

The complementary color is #BD4456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44BDAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44BDAB color

#44BDAB rgb(68, 189, 171)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 74.1% green and 67.1% blue (68, 189, 171).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 48% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Bliss (#4CBDAC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#44BDAB color codes

HEX	`#44BDAB`
RGB	`rgb(68, 189, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 74.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 48%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 64%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.87, -37.71, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.87, 37.72, 181.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.929, 40.561, 44.877)`
Decimal	`4505003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44BDAB, 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 #44BDAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44BDAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #44BDAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44bdab; }
.text { color: #44bdab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44bdab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 189 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44bdab, #4492bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #44BDAB?: #44BDAB is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Bliss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44BDAB?: The RGB value is 68, 189, 171: 68 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44BDAB?: The complementary color is #BD4456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44BDAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.