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#449E8A closest to Lagoon

#449E8A is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Lagoon. In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 62.0% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(68, 158, 138)). Its HSL value is 167° hue, 40% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black. #449E8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.50:1.

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Variations of #449E8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#449E8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#449E8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #449E8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8B8B8C
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #999589
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #88978A
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B8B8C
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7C928B
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #03A098
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #339F91
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #81938E

#449E8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.23:1 Poor#449E8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.50:1 Good#449E8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#449E8A in CSS

/* Lagoon */
.color { color: #449E8A; }
.background { background-color: #449E8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #449E8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(68 158 138);
color: hsl(167 40% 44%);
color: oklch(0.639 0.092 176.3);

#449E8A FAQ

What color is #449E8A?

#449E8A is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Lagoon. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #449E8A?

#449E8A is rgb(68, 158, 138) in RGB, hsl(167, 40%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(57%, 0%, 13%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #449E8A?

The complementary color of #449E8A is #9E4458, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #449E8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #449E8A: 6.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #449E8A a warm or cool color?

#449E8A is a cool color.