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#44CA9E Color

#44CA9E is rgb(68, 202, 158) in RGB, hsl(160, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 22%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44CA9E
HEX#44CA9E
RGBrgb(68, 202, 158)
HSLhsl(160, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(160, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 22%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.133 167.2)
LABlab(73.35% -45.73 10.94)
LCHlch(73.35% 47.02 166.55)

What #44CA9E 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 #44CA9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 5.18Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.68Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 7.96Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.84Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.53Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.58

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

#44CA9E Channel Values

How #44CA9E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44CA9E 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #44CA9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #44CA9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44CA9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#44CA9E
Complementary
#CA4471
Analogous
#44CA5A
Analogous
#44B4CA
Triadic
#9E44CA
Triadic
#CA9E44
Split comp.
#CA44B4
Split comp.
#CA5A44

Tints & Shades of #44CA9E

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

#5CD1AA
#78D9B8
#90E0C5
#ABE7D3
#C3EEE0
#DFF6EE

Shades

#34B78B
#2C9B76
#247F61
#1C634C
#144836
#0C2C21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #44CA9E.

How #44CA9E 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#44CA9E
Protanopia#BBBB9F
Protanomaly#9AC19E
Deuteranopia#ACACA1
Deuteranomaly#8EB9A0
Tritanopia#54C5C5
Tritanomaly#4EC7B7
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44CA9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44ca9e: #44CA9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44CA9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44ca9e': '#44CA9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.792, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_44ca9e">#44CA9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#44CA9E"

More Green Colors

#44CA9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#44CA9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44CA9E?

#44CA9E is a mid-tone green — rgb(68, 202, 158) in RGB and hsl(160, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #44CA9E?

#44CA9E is rgb(68, 202, 158) — red 68, green 202, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44CA9E?

#44CA9E converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 22%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44CA9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #44CA9E scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44CA9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44CA9E 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 8.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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