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#44CECA — Teal

#44CECA is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #44CECA 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.

#44CECA 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 #CE464A; it also sits naturally between #46CE85 and #468ECE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#44CECA · RGB 68, 206, 202

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Color values

HEX#44CECA
RGB68, 206, 202
HSL178°, 58%, 54%
HSV178°, 67%, 81%
CMYK67%, 0%, 2%, 19%
XYZ35.12, 49.64, 63.61
Yxy49.64, 0.2367, 0.3346
CIE-Lab75.85, -37.11, -8.84
Hunter Lab70.45, -31.04, -8.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #44CECA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #44CECA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #44CECA

.text { color: #44CECA; }
.background { background-color: #44CECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #44CECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 206, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 58%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #44CECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 206, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #44CECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 206, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #44CECA

#34C5C1#2FB1AD#2A9D99#248986#1F7572#1A615E#144D4B#0F3837#0A2423#041010

Tints of #44CECA

#56D2CE#66D6D3#7ADCD8#8AE0DD#9AE4E2#AAE9E6#BBEDEB#CFF2F1#DFF6F6#EFFBFA

Tones of #44CECA

#4FC4C0#5ABAB7#63B0AE#6CA7A5#769E9C#809392

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE464A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #44CECA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #44CECA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #44CECA: ·

How #44CECA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8081CBDeuteranopia · #786DCBTritanopia · #4BCCCC

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:

Tailwind teal 500 · #14B8A6Bootstrap info · #0DCAF0Tailwind cyan 500 · #06B6D4

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette F5f5f5
#F5F5F5 · #48CFCB · #229799 · #424242
Palette Abedd8
#ABEDD8 · #46CDCF · #0081C6 · #48466D
Amber Orchard
#A7E7E3 · #72D9D3 · #49D0C7 · #26736E
Vivid Ruby Horizon
#807E25 · #43C8C5 · #CF61D1 · #DCE2BB
Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5
Amber Meadow
#268E27 · #27935B · #3CD3CE · #257CC4

Similar colors

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

#48CFCB#46CDCF#49D0C7#43C8C5#48D6CD#3CD3CE#49D2D3#3EC5CD#45C9C0#4FD1CA#47D3D4#4FD3CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #44CEC9  ·  #44CECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #44CECA?

#44CECA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 68, 206, 202). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #44CECA?

#44CECA is RGB 68, 206, 202 — HSL 178°, 58%, 54% — CMYK 67%, 0%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #44CECA?

Its complement is #CE464A; analogous partners are #46CE85 and #468ECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #44CECA for text?

Black text on #44CECA has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.