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#44CDAD closest to Mermaid’s Kiss

#44CDAD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Mermaid’s Kiss. In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 80.4% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(68, 205, 173)). Its HSL value is 166° hue, 58% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. #44CDAD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.58:1.

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Variations of #44CDAD

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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#44CDAD 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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#44CDAD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #44CDAD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3B2AF
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6C0AC
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFC2AD
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3B2AF
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9DBCAF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00CFC4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1BCEB8
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A5BEB5

#44CDAD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.98:1 Very poor#44CDAD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.58:1 Very good#44CDAD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#44CDAD in CSS

/* Mermaid’s Kiss */
.color { color: #44CDAD; }
.background { background-color: #44CDAD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #44CDAD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(68 205 173);
color: hsl(166 58% 54%);
color: oklch(0.767 0.126 174.0);

#44CDAD FAQ

What color is #44CDAD?

#44CDAD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Mermaid’s Kiss. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #44CDAD?

#44CDAD is rgb(68, 205, 173) in RGB, hsl(166, 58%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(67%, 0%, 16%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #44CDAD?

The complementary color of #44CDAD is #CD4464, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #44CDAD?

Black text has the best contrast on #44CDAD: 10.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #44CDAD a warm or cool color?

#44CDAD is a cool color.