#044E45

Accessibility

AAA

9.63:1

Vs white / black

9.63:1 · 2.18:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#044e45

RGB

rgb(4, 78, 69)

RGBA

rgba(4, 78, 69, 1)

HSL

hsl(173, 90%, 16%)

HSLA

hsla(173, 90%, 16%, 1)

HSV

hsv(173, 95%, 31%)

LAB

lab(29.17% -23 -0.55)

LCH

lch(29.17% 23.01 181.37)

OKLAB

oklab(0.381 -0.0668 -0.0019)

OKLCH

oklch(0.381 0.0668 181.63)

XYZ

xyz(3.85, 5.90, 6.57)

CMYK

cmyk(95%, 0%, 12%, 69%)

CSS

color: #044e45;

CSS variable

--color-044e45: #044e45;

SCSS

$color-044e45: #044e45;

JavaScript

const color = "#044e45";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#044e45";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#044e45" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#044e45", "rgb": { "r": 4, "g": 78, "b": 69 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.381 0.0668 181.63)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#044e45-1: #044e45;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-900

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.84 · #134E4A

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 8.2 · #2F4F4F

Nearest Material color

teal-900

Similar · ΔE 1.89 · #004D40

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 21.4 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50d9fff7 100c9f2ea 200b0e0d6 30093cbc0 40071b0a4 500569489 600467c72 70036635b 800264c45 900173530 95005201c

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

eaf0f0 d5e2e0 c0d3d1 abc4c1 96b5b2 82a7a2 6d9893 588983 437a74 2e6c64 195d55 044e45 04483f 03413a 033b34 03342e 022d28 022723 02211d 011a17 011411 010d0b 000706

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

eaf0f0 d5e2e0 c0d3d1 abc4c1 96b5b2 82a7a2 6d9893 588983 437a74 2e6c64 195d55

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

04483f 03413a 033b34 03342e 022d28 022723 02211d 011a17 011411 010d0b 000706

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

0e524a 19564f 235b54 2d5f59 38635e 426763 4c6b67 576f6c 617471 6b7876 767c7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#044E45Stop 1 #4E040DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#044E20Stop 1 #044E45Stop 2 #04314EStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#044E45Stop 1 #45044EStop 2 #4E4504Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#044E45Stop 1 #4E0431Stop 2 #4E2004Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#056156Stop 1 #09AA97Stop 2 #0DF2D7Stop 3 #55F6E3Stop 4 #9EFAEFStop 5

Using this color

Where #044e45 works

#044E45 (#044e45) sits in the teal family at about 173° hue, 90% saturation, and 16% lightness. Contrast is 9.63:1 on white and 2.18:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-900 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

body text, chrome, and dark-mode surfaces
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #044e45 is 2.18:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Teal 900#004D40 Tailwind teal 900#134E4A Tailwind emerald 900#064E3B Tailwind teal 800#115E59 Spectrum #2C6357#2C6357 Tailwind emerald 800#065F46 DarkSlateGray#2F4F4F Material Cyan 900#006064 Material Teal 800#00695C Spectrum #286755#286755 Web Safe #006666#006666 Web Safe #003333#003333