Palettes / Colors / #44DDEF
#44DDEF — Vivid Teal
#44DDEF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #44DDEF 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.
#44DDEF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EF5443; it also sits naturally between #43EFAA and #4388EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #44DDEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 68, 221, 239 |
| HSL | 186°, 84%, 60% |
| HSV | 186°, 72%, 94% |
| CMYK | 72%, 8%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 43.82, 59.17, 90.77 |
| Yxy | 59.17, 0.2261, 0.3054 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.39, -33.51, -20.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.92, -29.28, -21.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 27% · Green 87% · Blue 94%
Cyan 72% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #44DDEF
.text { color: #44DDEF; }
.background { background-color: #44DDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #44DDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 221, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 84%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #44DDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 221, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #44DDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 221, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#44DDEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#44DDEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EF5443:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #44DDEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #44DDEF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #44DDEF: ·
How #44DDEF 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 #44DDEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #44DDEF?
#44DDEF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 68, 221, 239). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #44DDEF?
#44DDEF is RGB 68, 221, 239 — HSL 186°, 84%, 60% — CMYK 72%, 8%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #44DDEF?
Its complement is #EF5443; analogous partners are #43EFAA and #4388EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #44DDEF for text?
Black text on #44DDEF has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.