Recognised as Colour
#04AEA3
- #04AEA3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#04AEA3 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 174, 163 and HSL 176°, 96%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#04AEA3#04AEA3
HEX#04AEA3
RGBrgb(4, 174, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.6824, 0.6392
RGB percentages1.6%, 68.2%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(176.1, 95.5%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.1, 97.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK97.7%, 0%, 6.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer306,851
CSS custom property--colour: #04AEA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#FB515C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE040F
Analogous#04AE4E, #0464AE
Triadic#A304AE, #AEA304
Split complementary#AE0464, #AE4E04
Tetradic#4E04AE, #AE040F, #64AE04
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G174
B163
Red4 (1.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue176.12°
Saturation (HSL)95.51%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 04 · G AE · B A3
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