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#44CA8C Color

#44CA8C is rgb(68, 202, 140) in RGB, hsl(152, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 31%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44CA8C
HEX#44CA8C
RGBrgb(68, 202, 140)
HSLhsl(152, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(152, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 31%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.147 159.2)
LABlab(73.03% -48.70 20.00)
LCHlch(73.03% 52.65 157.67)

What #44CA8C 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 #44CA8C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 8.44Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.07Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 9.64Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.65Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 10.97Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.36

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

#44CA8C Channel Values

How #44CA8C 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 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 152° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 152° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44CA8C 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #44CA8C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #44CA8C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44CA8C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#44CA8C
Complementary
#CA4483
Analogous
#44CA49
Analogous
#44C6CA
Triadic
#8C44CA
Triadic
#CA8C44
Split comp.
#CA44C6
Split comp.
#CA4944

Tints & Shades of #44CA8C

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

#5CD19A
#78D9AC
#90E0BA
#ABE7CB
#C3EEDA
#DFF6EB

Shades

#34B77A
#2C9B67
#247F55
#1C6342
#144830
#0C2C1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #44CA8C.

How #44CA8C 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#44CA8C
Protanopia#BBBB8D
Protanomaly#9AC18C
Deuteranopia#ACAC90
Deuteranomaly#8EB98E
Tritanopia#59C4C4
Tritanomaly#51C6B0
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44CA8C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44ca8c: #44CA8C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44CA8C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44ca8c': '#44CA8C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.792, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_44ca8c">#44CA8C</color>
SVG fillfill="#44CA8C"

More Green Colors

#44CA8C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#44CA8C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44CA8C?

#44CA8C is a mid-tone green — rgb(68, 202, 140) in RGB and hsl(152, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #44CA8C?

#44CA8C is rgb(68, 202, 140) — red 68, green 202, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44CA8C?

#44CA8C converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 31%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44CA8C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #44CA8C scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44CA8C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44CA8C 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 9.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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