What color is #44DC77?

#44DC77 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Shivering Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44DC77?

The RGB value is 68, 220, 119: 68 red, 220 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44DC77?

The complementary color is #DC44A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44DC77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44DC77 color

#44DC77 rgb(68, 220, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #44DC77 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 86.3% green and 46.7% blue (68, 220, 119).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 68% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shivering Green (#24DD7E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#44DC77 color codes

HEX	`#44DC77`
RGB	`rgb(68, 220, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 86.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 68%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 69%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 46%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.31, -61.22, 38.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.31, 72.19, 148)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.304, 53.744, 26.173)`
Decimal	`4512887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44DC77, 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 #44DC77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44DC77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #44DC77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44dc77; }
.text { color: #44dc77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44dc77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 220 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44dc77, #44dcc3); }

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Questions

What color is #44DC77?: #44DC77 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Shivering Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44DC77?: The RGB value is 68, 220, 119: 68 red, 220 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44DC77?: The complementary color is #DC44A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44DC77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.