Information about #04AEC8 color

#04AEC8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#04AEC8 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyFull Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(4, 174, 200) — 1.6% red, 68.2% green, 78.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 77 / 10 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #04AEC8 reads as a pure, full-strength water-like cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Turquoise Surf (#00C5CD). Slightly further away sit Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9) and BMW Blue (#009ADA).

The recipe behind #04AEC8 is rgb(4, 174, 200), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #04AEC8: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#04AEC8 color variations

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#04AEC8 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 #04AEC8

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#04AEC8
  • RGB4, 174, 200
  • CMYK77, 10, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(4, 174, 200)
  • HSL188°, 96%, 40%
  • HSL Precise187.959°, 96.078%, 40%
  • HSV188°, 98%, 78%
  • HSB188°, 98%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.682, 0.784)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.682, 0.784, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.682, 0.784)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID04AEC8
  • DECIMAL ID306888
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01