Information about #049ABC color

#049ABC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#049ABC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(4, 154, 188) — 1.6% red, 60.4% green, 73.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 98 / 18 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#049ABC is a pure, full-strength aqua cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bondi Blue (#0095B6). Slightly further away sit Blue Green (#0D98BA) and Strong Arctic Blue (#0093A8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(4, 154, 188)), which gives #049ABC its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #049ABC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#049ABC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#049ABC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #049ABC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#049ABC
  • RGB4, 154, 188
  • CMYK98, 18, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(4, 154, 188)
  • HSL191°, 96%, 38%
  • HSL Precise191.087°, 95.833%, 37.647%
  • HSV191°, 98%, 74%
  • HSB191°, 98%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.604, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.604, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.604, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID049ABC
  • DECIMAL ID301756
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01