#044662 Color

#044662 is rgb(4, 70, 98) in RGB, hsl(198, 92%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 29%, 0%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo Dye (#00416A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#044662

HEX#044662

RGBrgb(4, 70, 98)

HSLhsl(198, 92%, 20%)

HSVhsv(198, 96%, 38%)

CMYKcmyk(96%, 29%, 0%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(37.2% 0.076 234.1)

LABlab(27.18% -10.77 -22.22)

LCHlch(27.18% 24.70 244.14)

What #044662 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 #044662, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Indigo Dye#00416AΔE 9.17 Police Blue#374F6BΔE 9.86 Prussian Blue#003153ΔE 11.11 Blue Sapphire#126180ΔE 11.5 Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 12.04 Metallic Blue#32527BΔE 12.23

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

#044662 Channel Values

How #044662 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 4 · G 70 · B 98	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 198° · S 92% · L 20%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 198° · S 96% · V 38%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 96% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 62%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.21:1 vs white · 2.06:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #044662 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 text10.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #044662

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #044662; 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 #044662

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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How #044662 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#044662

Protanopia#404062

Protanomaly#314262

Deuteranopia#393963

Deuteranomaly#2C3F62

Tritanopia#004A4A

Tritanomaly#004955

Achromatopsia#414141

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Using #044662 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-044662: #044662;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #044662;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-044662': '#044662' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.275, blue: 0.384)

Android XML<color name="color_044662">#044662</color>

SVG fillfill="#044662"

More Teal Colors

#044662 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#044662 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #044662?

#044662 is a dark teal — rgb(4, 70, 98) in RGB and hsl(198, 92%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo Dye (#00416A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.17.

What is the RGB value of #044662?

#044662 is rgb(4, 70, 98) — red 4, green 70, and blue 98 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #044662?

#044662 converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 29%, 0%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #044662 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #044662 scores 10.21:1 against white and 2.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #044662 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #044662 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 18.77, which is visibly different.

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