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#44CA87 Color

#44CA87 is rgb(68, 202, 135) in RGB, hsl(150, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 33%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44CA87
HEX#44CA87
RGBrgb(68, 202, 135)
HSLhsl(150, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(150, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 33%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.152 157.4)
LABlab(72.95% -49.46 22.50)
LCHlch(72.95% 54.34 155.53)

What #44CA87 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 #44CA87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 7.21Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.57Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.29GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.63Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.96Green Frog#00A86BΔE 12.32

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

#44CA87 Channel Values

How #44CA87 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 202 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44CA87 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #44CA87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #44CA87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44CA87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#44CA87
Complementary
#CA4487
Analogous
#44CA44
Analogous
#44CACA
Triadic
#8744CA
Triadic
#CA8744
Split comp.
#CA44CA
Split comp.
#CA4444

Tints & Shades of #44CA87

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

#5CD196
#78D9A8
#90E0B8
#ABE7C9
#C3EED9
#DFF6EB

Shades

#34B775
#2C9B63
#247F52
#1C6340
#14482E
#0C2C1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #44CA87.

How #44CA87 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#44CA87
Protanopia#BBBB88
Protanomaly#9AC187
Deuteranopia#ACAC8B
Deuteranomaly#8EB989
Tritanopia#5AC3C3
Tritanomaly#52C6AE
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44CA87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44ca87: #44CA87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44CA87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44ca87': '#44CA87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.792, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_44ca87">#44CA87</color>
SVG fillfill="#44CA87"

More Green Colors

#44CA87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#44CA87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44CA87?

#44CA87 is a mid-tone green — rgb(68, 202, 135) in RGB and hsl(150, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #44CA87?

#44CA87 is rgb(68, 202, 135) — red 68, green 202, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44CA87?

#44CA87 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 33%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44CA87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #44CA87 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44CA87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44CA87 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 8.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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