What color is #044460?

#044460 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Maniac Mansion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #044460?

The RGB value is 4, 68, 96: 4 red, 68 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #044460?

The complementary color is #602004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #044460?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#044460 color

#044460 rgb(4, 68, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #044460 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 26.7% green and 37.6% blue (4, 68, 96).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 92% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Maniac Mansion (#004058), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#044460 color codes

HEX	`#044460`
RGB	`rgb(4, 68, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 26.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 92%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 96%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 29%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.75, -7.09, -21.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.75, 22.8, 251.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.228, 5.004, 11.807)`
Decimal	`279648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #044460, 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 #044460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#044460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #044460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #044460; }
.text { color: #044460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #044460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 68 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #044460, #041660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #044460?: #044460 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Maniac Mansion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #044460?: The RGB value is 4, 68, 96: 4 red, 68 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #044460?: The complementary color is #602004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #044460?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.