Information about #04BC9B color

#04BC9B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#04BC9B falls into the Cyan Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(4, 188, 155) — 1.6% red, 73.7% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 72 / 0 / 13 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #04BC9B reads as a pure, full-strength aqua cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Caribbean Green (#00CC99). Slightly further away sit Manganese Blue (#03A89E) and AITriedPume (#13B6A9).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(4, 188, 155)), which gives #04BC9B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #04BC9B: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#04BC9B color variations

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

#04BC9B 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 #04BC9B

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

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Neon Teal color link
Neon Teal

#00CAB1

Dali color link
Dali

#20C29E

Niagara color link
Niagara

#06A189

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#04BC9B
  • RGB4, 188, 155
  • CMYK72, 0, 13, 26
  • CSSrgb(4, 188, 155)
  • HSL169°, 96%, 38%
  • HSL Precise169.239°, 95.833%, 37.647%
  • HSV169°, 98%, 74%
  • HSB169°, 98%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.737, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.737, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.737, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID04BC9B
  • DECIMAL ID310427
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01