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#44BFCA Color

#44BFCA is rgb(68, 191, 202) in RGB, hsl(185, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 5%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44BFCA
HEX#44BFCA
RGBrgb(68, 191, 202)
HSLhsl(185, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(185, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 5%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.107 203.6)
LABlab(71.02% -32.43 -16.13)
LCHlch(71.02% 36.21 206.44)

What #44BFCA 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 #44BFCA, 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.

#44BFCA Channel Values

How #44BFCA 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 191 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44BFCA 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 text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #44BFCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44BFCA; 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 #44BFCA

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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Shades

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

How #44BFCA 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#44BFCA
Protanopia#B1B1CA
Protanomaly#92B7CA
Deuteranopia#A3A3CC
Deuteranomaly#87AFCB
Tritanopia#3EC0C0
Tritanomaly#41C0C4
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44BFCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44bfca: #44BFCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44BFCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44bfca': '#44BFCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.749, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_44bfca">#44BFCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#44BFCA"

More Teal Colors

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

#44BFCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44BFCA?

#44BFCA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(68, 191, 202) in RGB and hsl(185, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.18.

What is the RGB value of #44BFCA?

#44BFCA is rgb(68, 191, 202) — red 68, green 191, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44BFCA?

#44BFCA converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 5%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44BFCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #44BFCA scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #44BFCA 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 10.89, which is visibly different.

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