How I Found My Favorite Color
Mar 2, 2023

#04759F

I found this color thanks to an experiment rank by xkcd here: xkcd Blog

The blog post itself is great in how we identify and organize colors. I was digging through the results for interesting comments and found this and instantly fell in love with it. It has been present in most of my projects when I can since then.

ChatGPT describes it like this:

The hex color code #04759F represents a deep shade of blue-green color. It is composed of 3 primary colors - 1.6% red (04), 45.5% green (75), and 62.4% blue (9F).

In terms of RGB values, #04759F converts to 4, 117, 159, with 4 being the amount of red, 117 being the amount of green, and 159 being the amount of blue.

This color is often associated with water, oceans, and nature. It has a calming effect and is often used in branding for eco-friendly products, health and wellness brands, and travel-related businesses.

If you're looking for a different base color or just wanting to see how the internet has classified colors, this data set is amazing.