Palettes / Colors / #44BBAE

#44BBAE — Muted Teal

#44BBAE is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #44BBAE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#44BBAE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB4452; it also sits naturally between #44BB72 and #448DBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 73% · Blue 68%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #44BBAE

.text { color: #44BBAE; }
.background { background-color: #44BBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #44BBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 187, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 47%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #44BBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 187, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #44BBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 187, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#44BBAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#44BBAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB4452:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #44BBAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #44BBAE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #44BBAE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #44BBAE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #44BBAD  ·  #44BBAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #44BBAE?

#44BBAE is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 68, 187, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #44BBAE?

#44BBAE is RGB 68, 187, 174 — HSL 173°, 47%, 50% — CMYK 64%, 0%, 7%, 27%.

What colors go with #44BBAE?

Its complement is #BB4452; analogous partners are #44BB72 and #448DBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #44BBAE for text?

Black text on #44BBAE has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.