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#04442E Color

#04442E is rgb(4, 68, 46) in RGB, hsl(159, 89%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 32%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is British Racing Green (#004225), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04442E
HEX#04442E
RGBrgb(4, 68, 46)
HSLhsl(159, 89%, 14%)
HSVhsv(159, 94%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 32%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(34.3% 0.072 163.3)
LABlab(24.75% -24.40 7.80)
LCHlch(24.75% 25.61 162.27)

What #04442E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #04442E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#04442E Channel Values

How #04442E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 4 · G 68 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 89% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 94% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.22:1 vs white · 1.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04442E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #04442E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04442E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #04442E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #04442E.

How #04442E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#04442E
Protanopia#3E3E2E
Protanomaly#30402E
Deuteranopia#38382F
Deuteranomaly#2B3D2F
Tritanopia#104242
Tritanomaly#0C433B
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #04442E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-04442e: #04442E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04442E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04442e': '#04442E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.267, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_04442e">#04442E</color>
SVG fillfill="#04442E"

More Green Colors

#04442E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04442E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04442E?

#04442E is a darkest green — rgb(4, 68, 46) in RGB and hsl(159, 89%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #04442E?

#04442E is rgb(4, 68, 46) — red 4, green 68, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04442E?

#04442E converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 32%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04442E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #04442E scores 11.22:1 against white and 1.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04442E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04442E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 18.05, which is visibly different.

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