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#44CAAD Color

#44CAAD is rgb(68, 202, 173) in RGB, hsl(167, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 14%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44CAAD
HEX#44CAAD
RGBrgb(68, 202, 173)
HSLhsl(167, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(167, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 14%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.123 175.5)
LABlab(73.65% -42.99 3.36)
LCHlch(73.65% 43.12 175.53)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.14Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 10.01Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.68Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.08Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.11Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.07

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

#44CAAD Channel Values

How #44CAAD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44CAAD 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #44CAAD

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

Base
#44CAAD
Complementary
#CA4461
Analogous
#44CA6A
Analogous
#44A4CA
Triadic
#AD44CA
Triadic
#CAAD44
Split comp.
#CA44A4
Split comp.
#CA6A44

Tints & Shades of #44CAAD

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

#5CD1B8
#78D9C4
#90E0CE
#ABE7DA
#C3EEE5
#DFF6F1

Shades

#34B79B
#2C9B83
#247F6B
#1C6354
#14483C
#0C2C25

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

How #44CAAD 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#44CAAD
Protanopia#BBBBAD
Protanomaly#9AC1AD
Deuteranopia#ACACB0
Deuteranomaly#8EB9AF
Tritanopia#50C7C7
Tritanomaly#4BC8BD
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44CAAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44caad: #44CAAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44CAAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44caad': '#44CAAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.792, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_44caad">#44CAAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#44CAAD"

More Green Colors

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

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#44CAAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44CAAD?

#44CAAD is a mid-tone green — rgb(68, 202, 173) in RGB and hsl(167, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #44CAAD?

#44CAAD is rgb(68, 202, 173) — red 68, green 202, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44CAAD?

#44CAAD converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 14%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44CAAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #44CAAD scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #44CAAD 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 7.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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