Palettes / Colors / #44EEAA
#44EEAA — Vivid Green
#44EEAA is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #44EEAA 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.
#44EEAA is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #EE4488; it also sits naturally between #44EE55 and #44DDEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #44EEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 68, 238, 170 |
| HSL | 156°, 83%, 60% |
| HSV | 156°, 71%, 93% |
| CMYK | 71%, 0%, 29%, 7% |
| XYZ | 40.21, 65.28, 48.51 |
| Yxy | 65.28, 0.2611, 0.4239 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.63, -58.38, 20.74 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.80, -49.00, 17.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 27% · Green 93% · Blue 67%
Cyan 71% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #44EEAA
.text { color: #44EEAA; }
.background { background-color: #44EEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #44EEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 238, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 83%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #44EEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 238, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #44EEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 238, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#44EEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#44EEAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EE4488:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #44EEAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #44EEAA
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 #44EEAA: ·
How #44EEAA 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 #44EEAA 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 #44EEAA?
#44EEAA is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 68, 238, 170). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #44EEAA?
#44EEAA is RGB 68, 238, 170 — HSL 156°, 83%, 60% — CMYK 71%, 0%, 29%, 7%.
What colors go with #44EEAA?
Its complement is #EE4488; analogous partners are #44EE55 and #44DDEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #44EEAA for text?
Black text on #44EEAA has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.