Colour

#04C5C5

#04C5C5
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#04C5C5 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 197, 197 and HSL 180°, 96%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#04C5C5#04C5C5

HEX#04C5C5

RGBrgb(4, 197, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.7725, 0.7725

RGB percentages1.6%, 77.3%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(180, 96%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 98%, 77.3%)

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

24-bit integer312,773

CSS custom property--colour: #04C5C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#FB3A3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7BBC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0AAC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00CCC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 3.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 8.6 Turquoise · ΔE 12.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.2 Aqua · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 3.66, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C50404

Analogous#04C565, #0465C5

Triadic#C504C5, #C5C504

Split complementary#C50465, #C56504

Tetradic#6504C5, #C50404, #65C504

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#98FDFD

Lighter +30%#66FCFC

Lighter +20%#34FBFB

Lighter +10%#05F7F7

Darker −10%#039393

Darker −20%#026161

Darker −30%#012F2F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00C9C9

Less saturated −25%#1DACAC

Channel breakdown

G197

B197

Red4 (1.6%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)96.02%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 04 · G C5 · B C5

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