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#04485D Color

#04485D is rgb(4, 72, 93) in RGB, hsl(194, 92%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 23%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04485D
HEX#04485D
RGBrgb(4, 72, 93)
HSLhsl(194, 92%, 19%)
HSVhsv(194, 96%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 23%, 0%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(37.5% 0.07 226)
LABlab(27.67% -13.52 -18.27)
LCHlch(27.67% 22.72 233.50)

What #04485D 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 #04485D, 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 teal in the library.

#04485D Channel Values

How #04485D 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 72 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 92% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 96% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.05:1 vs white · 2.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04485D 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 text10.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #04485D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04485D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #04485D

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #04485D.

How #04485D 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#04485D
Protanopia#42425D
Protanomaly#33445D
Deuteranopia#3B3B5E
Deuteranomaly#2D415D
Tritanopia#004B4B
Tritanomaly#004A53
Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #04485D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-04485d: #04485D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04485D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04485d': '#04485D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.282, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_04485d">#04485D</color>
SVG fillfill="#04485D"

More Teal Colors

#04485D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04485D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04485D?

#04485D is a darkest teal — rgb(4, 72, 93) in RGB and hsl(194, 92%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #04485D?

#04485D is rgb(4, 72, 93) — red 4, green 72, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04485D?

#04485D converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 23%, 0%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04485D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #04485D scores 10.05:1 against white and 2.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04485D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04485D 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 14.8, which is visibly different.

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