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#44ABCA Color

#44ABCA is rgb(68, 171, 202) in RGB, hsl(194, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 15%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44ABCA
HEX#44ABCA
RGBrgb(68, 171, 202)
HSLhsl(194, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(194, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 15%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.104 221.3)
LABlab(65.01% -23.47 -25.18)
LCHlch(65.01% 34.43 227.01)

What #44ABCA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #44ABCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#44ABCA Channel Values

How #44ABCA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 68 · G 171 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44ABCA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #44ABCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44ABCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #44ABCA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #44ABCA.

How #44ABCA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#44ABCA
Protanopia#9F9FCA
Protanomaly#84A4CA
Deuteranopia#9393CB
Deuteranomaly#7B9DCB
Tritanopia#34AFAF
Tritanomaly#3BAEBB
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

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Using #44ABCA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-44abca: #44ABCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44ABCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44abca': '#44ABCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.671, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_44abca">#44ABCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#44ABCA"

More Teal Colors

#44ABCA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#44ABCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44ABCA?

#44ABCA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(68, 171, 202) in RGB and hsl(194, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.34.

What is the RGB value of #44ABCA?

#44ABCA is rgb(68, 171, 202) — red 68, green 171, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44ABCA?

#44ABCA converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 15%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44ABCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #44ABCA scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44ABCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44ABCA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 15.44, which is visibly different.

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