Recognised as Colour
#04C3E9
- #04C3E9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep skyblue
#04C3E9 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 195, 233 and HSL 190°, 97%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.
Colour values
#04C3E9#04C3E9
HEX#04C3E9
RGBrgb(4, 195, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.7647, 0.9137
RGB percentages1.6%, 76.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(190, 96.6%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 98.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK98.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer312,297
CSS custom property--colour: #04C3E9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#FB3C16
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E92A04
Analogous#04E99C, #0451E9
Triadic#E904C3, #C3E904
Split complementary#E90451, #E99C04
Tetradic#9C04E9, #E92A04, #51E904
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G195
B233
Red4 (1.6%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue189.96°
Saturation (HSL)96.62%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G C3 · B E9
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