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#44CAA4 Color

#44CAA4 is rgb(68, 202, 164) in RGB, hsl(163, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 19%, 21%) 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 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44CAA4
HEX#44CAA4
RGBrgb(68, 202, 164)
HSLhsl(163, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(163, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 19%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.128 170.3)
LABlab(73.47% -44.66 7.91)
LCHlch(73.47% 45.36 169.96)

What #44CAA4 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 #44CAA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 6.62Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 6.78Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.22Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.14Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.06Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 13.29

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

#44CAA4 Channel Values

How #44CAA4 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 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44CAA4 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #44CAA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #44CAA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44CAA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#44CAA4
Complementary
#CA446A
Analogous
#44CA61
Analogous
#44ADCA
Triadic
#A444CA
Triadic
#CAA444
Split comp.
#CA44AD
Split comp.
#CA6144

Tints & Shades of #44CAA4

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

#5CD1B0
#78D9BD
#90E0C9
#ABE7D6
#C3EEE2
#DFF6F0

Shades

#34B792
#2C9B7C
#247F65
#1C634F
#144839
#0C2C23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #44CAA4.

How #44CAA4 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#44CAA4
Protanopia#BBBBA4
Protanomaly#9AC1A4
Deuteranopia#ACACA7
Deuteranomaly#8EB9A6
Tritanopia#53C6C6
Tritanomaly#4DC7B9
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44CAA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44caa4: #44CAA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44CAA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44caa4': '#44CAA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.792, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_44caa4">#44CAA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#44CAA4"

More Green Colors

#44CAA4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#44CAA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44CAA4?

#44CAA4 is a mid-tone green — rgb(68, 202, 164) in RGB and hsl(163, 56%, 53%) 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 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #44CAA4?

#44CAA4 is rgb(68, 202, 164) — red 68, green 202, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44CAA4?

#44CAA4 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 19%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44CAA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #44CAA4 scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44CAA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44CAA4 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 7.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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