What color is #004488?

#004488 is a dark, vivid azure known as Pacific Depths. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pacific Depths?

The RGB value is 0, 68, 136: 0 red, 68 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pacific Depths?

The complementary color is #884400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004488?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pacific Depths color: hex code #004488

#004488 rgb(0, 68, 136)

Shades of blue

Pacific Depths has the hex code #004488. It is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 26.7% green and 53.3% blue (0, 68, 136).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

Pacific Depths (#004488) color codes

HEX	`#004488`
RGB	`rgb(0, 68, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 26.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 100%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.19, 9.8, -43.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.19, 44.15, 282.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.509, 5.911, 24.086)`
Decimal	`17544`
Short hex	`#048`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pacific Depths, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #004488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #004488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004488; }
.text { color: #004488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 68 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004488, #000088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

See #004488 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #004488?: #004488 is a dark, vivid azure known as Pacific Depths. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pacific Depths?: The RGB value is 0, 68, 136: 0 red, 68 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pacific Depths?: The complementary color is #884400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004488?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.