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#44CBF8 Color

#44CBF8 is rgb(68, 203, 248) in RGB, hsl(195, 93%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 18%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44CBF8
HEX#44CBF8
RGBrgb(68, 203, 248)
HSLhsl(195, 93%, 62%)
HSVhsv(195, 73%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 18%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.13 224.7)
LABlab(75.94% -26.68 -33.40)
LCHlch(75.94% 42.75 231.39)

What #44CBF8 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 #44CBF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 5.35Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 6.14Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 11.18Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 11.26Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 12.14Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 12.87

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

#44CBF8 Channel Values

How #44CBF8 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 203 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 93% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 73% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44CBF8 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #44CBF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #44CBF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44CBF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#44CBF8
Complementary
#F87144
Analogous
#44F8CB
Analogous
#4471F8
Triadic
#F844CB
Triadic
#CBF844
Split comp.
#F84471
Split comp.
#F8CB44

Tints & Shades of #44CBF8

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

#5DD2F9
#75D9FA
#8EE0FB
#ABE8FC
#C4EFFD
#DDF5FE

Shades

#1DC0F7
#08A8DD
#078AB6
#056C8F
#044E67
#022D3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #44CBF8.

How #44CBF8 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#44CBF8
Protanopia#BCBCF8
Protanomaly#9BC2F8
Deuteranopia#ADADFA
Deuteranomaly#8FBAF9
Tritanopia#20D1D1
Tritanomaly#32CFE2
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44CBF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44cbf8: #44CBF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44CBF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44cbf8': '#44CBF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.796, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_44cbf8">#44CBF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#44CBF8"

More Teal Colors

#44CBF8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#44CBF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44CBF8?

#44CBF8 is a light teal — rgb(68, 203, 248) in RGB and hsl(195, 93%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #44CBF8?

#44CBF8 is rgb(68, 203, 248) — red 68, green 203, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44CBF8?

#44CBF8 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 18%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44CBF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #44CBF8 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44CBF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44CBF8 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 deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 11.26, which is visibly different.

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