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#44BBCA Color

#44BBCA is rgb(68, 187, 202) in RGB, hsl(187, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 7%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Moonstone (#3AA8C1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44BBCA
HEX#44BBCA
RGBrgb(68, 187, 202)
HSLhsl(187, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(187, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 7%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.106 207)
LABlab(69.82% -30.69 -17.92)
LCHlch(69.82% 35.54 210.29)

What #44BBCA 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 #44BBCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 9.09Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 9.65Pacific Blue#1CA9C9ΔE 11.4Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 11.42Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 11.74Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 12.37

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

#44BBCA Channel Values

How #44BBCA 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 187 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 187° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 187° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44BBCA 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #44BBCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #44BBCA

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

Base
#44BBCA
Complementary
#CA5444
Analogous
#44CA97
Analogous
#4477CA
Triadic
#CA44BB
Triadic
#BBCA44
Split comp.
#CA4477
Split comp.
#CA9744

Tints & Shades of #44BBCA

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.

Tints

#5CC3D1
#78CED9
#90D6E0
#ABE0E7
#C3E9EE
#DFF3F6

Shades

#34A8B7
#2C8E9B
#24757F
#1C5B63
#144248
#0C282C

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

How #44BBCA 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#44BBCA
Protanopia#AEAECA
Protanomaly#8FB3CA
Deuteranopia#A0A0CC
Deuteranomaly#85ABCB
Tritanopia#3CBDBD
Tritanomaly#40BCC2
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44BBCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44bbca: #44BBCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44BBCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44bbca': '#44BBCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.733, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_44bbca">#44BBCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#44BBCA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#44BBCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44BBCA?

#44BBCA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(68, 187, 202) in RGB and hsl(187, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Moonstone (#3AA8C1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #44BBCA?

#44BBCA is rgb(68, 187, 202) — red 68, green 187, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44BBCA?

#44BBCA converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 7%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44BBCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #44BBCA scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #44BBCA 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 13.31, which is visibly different.

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