Information about #04B2AF color

#04B2AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#04B2AF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(4, 178, 175) — 1.6% red, 69.8% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 98 / 0 / 2 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #04B2AF reads as a pure, full-strength aqua cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Strong Cyan (#00A8A8). Slightly further away sit AITriedPume (#13B6A9) and Spring Teal (#0EA7A5).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(4, 178, 175)), which gives #04B2AF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #04B2AF: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#04B2AF color variations

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#04B2AF 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 #04B2AF

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

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Neon Teal color link
Neon Teal

#00CAB1

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Bondi Blue color link
Bondi Blue

#0095B6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#04B2AF
  • RGB4, 178, 175
  • CMYK98, 0, 2, 30
  • CSSrgb(4, 178, 175)
  • HSL179°, 96%, 36%
  • HSL Precise178.966°, 95.604%, 35.686%
  • HSV179°, 98%, 70%
  • HSB179°, 98%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.698, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.698, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.698, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID04B2AF
  • DECIMAL ID307887
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01