Recognised as Colour

#04ABC5

#04ABC5
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#04ABC5 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 171, 197 and HSL 188°, 96%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#04ABC5#04ABC5

HEX#04ABC5

RGBrgb(4, 171, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.6706, 0.7725

RGB percentages1.6%, 67.1%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(188.1, 96%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 98%, 77.3%)

CMYK98%, 13.2%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer306,117

CSS custom property--colour: #04ABC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#FB543A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98A5C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8295C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00B5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.3 Sky blue · ΔE 19.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.2 Teal · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C51E04

Analogous#04C57E, #044BC5

Triadic#C504AB, #ABC504

Split complementary#C5044B, #C57F04

Tetradic#7E04C5, #C51E04, #4BC504

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#98EFFD

Lighter +30%#66E8FC

Lighter +20%#34E0FB

Lighter +10%#05D6F7

Darker −10%#038093

Darker −20%#025461

Darker −30%#01292F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00AEC9

Less saturated −25%#1D99AC

Channel breakdown

G171

B197

Red4 (1.6%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue188.08°

Saturation (HSL)96.02%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G AB · B C5

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Tints, shades & saturation

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