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#44CF8A Color

#44CF8A is rgb(68, 207, 138) in RGB, hsl(150, 59%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 33%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44CF8A
HEX#44CF8A
RGBrgb(68, 207, 138)
HSLhsl(150, 59%, 54%)
HSVhsv(150, 67%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 33%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.156 157.4)
LABlab(74.55% -50.77 23.07)
LCHlch(74.55% 55.77 155.56)

What #44CF8A 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 #44CF8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 7.26Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.51Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.52Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.87Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.79Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.15

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

#44CF8A Channel Values

How #44CF8A 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 207 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 59% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 67% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44CF8A 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #44CF8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #44CF8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44CF8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#44CF8A
Complementary
#CF448A
Analogous
#44CF44
Analogous
#44CFCF
Triadic
#8A44CF
Triadic
#CF8A44
Split comp.
#CF44CF
Split comp.
#CF4444

Tints & Shades of #44CF8A

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

#5DD599
#79DCAB
#92E3BA
#AAE9C9
#C2EFD9
#DFF7EB

Shades

#31BF78
#2AA266
#238654
#1A6540
#13492E
#0C2D1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #44CF8A.

How #44CF8A 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#44CF8A
Protanopia#C0C08B
Protanomaly#9EC68A
Deuteranopia#B0B08E
Deuteranomaly#91BD8C
Tritanopia#5BC8C8
Tritanomaly#53CBB3
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44CF8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44cf8a: #44CF8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44CF8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44cf8a': '#44CF8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.812, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_44cf8a">#44CF8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#44CF8A"

More Green Colors

#44CF8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#44CF8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44CF8A?

#44CF8A is a mid-tone green — rgb(68, 207, 138) in RGB and hsl(150, 59%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #44CF8A?

#44CF8A is rgb(68, 207, 138) — red 68, green 207, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44CF8A?

#44CF8A converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 33%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44CF8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #44CF8A scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44CF8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44CF8A 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 10.51, which is visibly different.

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