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#44C5A1 Color

#44C5A1 is rgb(68, 197, 161) in RGB, hsl(163, 53%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 18%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44C5A1
HEX#44C5A1
RGBrgb(68, 197, 161)
HSLhsl(163, 53%, 52%)
HSVhsv(163, 65%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 18%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.124 170.8)
LABlab(71.88% -43.30 7.27)
LCHlch(71.88% 43.91 170.47)

What #44C5A1 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 #44C5A1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 6.04Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.68Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 8.91Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 9.33Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.68Keppel#3AB09EΔE 12.17

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

#44C5A1 Channel Values

How #44C5A1 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 197 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 53% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 65% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44C5A1 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #44C5A1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #44C5A1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44C5A1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#44C5A1
Complementary
#C54468
Analogous
#44C560
Analogous
#44A9C5
Triadic
#A144C5
Triadic
#C5A144
Split comp.
#C544A9
Split comp.
#C56044

Tints & Shades of #44C5A1

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

#5FCEAE
#76D5BA
#92DDC8
#A9E5D4
#C4EDE2
#DCF4ED

Shades

#36B08D
#2E9477
#257961
#1E624E
#164638
#0D2B22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #44C5A1.

How #44C5A1 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#44C5A1
Protanopia#B7B7A1
Protanomaly#96BDA1
Deuteranopia#A8A8A4
Deuteranomaly#8BB4A3
Tritanopia#52C1C1
Tritanomaly#4DC3B5
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44C5A1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44c5a1: #44C5A1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44C5A1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44c5a1': '#44C5A1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.773, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_44c5a1">#44C5A1</color>
SVG fillfill="#44C5A1"

More Green Colors

#44C5A1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#44C5A1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44C5A1?

#44C5A1 is a mid-tone green — rgb(68, 197, 161) in RGB and hsl(163, 53%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #44C5A1?

#44C5A1 is rgb(68, 197, 161) — red 68, green 197, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44C5A1?

#44C5A1 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 18%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44C5A1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #44C5A1 scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44C5A1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44C5A1 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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