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#044160
#044160 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sea. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 25.5% green, and 37.6% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 92% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #044160.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
10.88:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.93:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.88:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.93:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #044160 as they’d see it.
#044160 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #044160
What color is #044160?
#044160 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sea. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 25.5% green, and 37.6% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 92% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #044160 in RGB?
#044160 is rgb(4, 65, 96): 4 red, 65 green, and 96 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #044160 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(96, 32, 0, 62). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #044160?
PANTONE 302 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #044160?
Its complement #5A3322 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.