Information about #04AF9E color

#04AF9E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #04AF9E is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(4, 175, 158) — 1.6% red, 68.6% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 67 / 0 / 7 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid cyan, #04AF9E sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Manganese Blue (#03A89E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Strong Cyan (#00A8A8) and Strong Opal (#00A893).

In RGB terms — rgb(4, 175, 158) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #04AF9E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#04AF9E color variations

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

#04AF9E 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 #04AF9E

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

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Niagara color link
Niagara

#06A189

Origin color link
Origin

#009C8A

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#04AF9E
  • RGB4, 175, 158
  • CMYK67, 0, 7, 31
  • CSSrgb(4, 175, 158)
  • HSL174°, 96%, 35%
  • HSL Precise174.035°, 95.531%, 35.098%
  • HSV174°, 98%, 69%
  • HSB174°, 98%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.686, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.686, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.686, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID04AF9E
  • DECIMAL ID307102
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01