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#04AAEC Color

#04AAEC is rgb(4, 170, 236) in RGB, hsl(197, 97%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 28%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04AAEC
HEX#04AAEC
RGBrgb(4, 170, 236)
HSLhsl(197, 97%, 47%)
HSVhsv(197, 98%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 28%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.148 235.5)
LABlab(64.91% -19.48 -44.08)
LCHlch(64.91% 48.19 246.16)

What #04AAEC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #04AAEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 1.11Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 6.12Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 6.37Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 7.46Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 8.33Rich Electric Blue#0892D0ΔE 9.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#04AAEC Channel Values

How #04AAEC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 4 · G 170 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 97% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 98% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04AAEC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #04AAEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #04AAEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04AAEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#04AAEC
Complementary
#EC4504
Analogous
#04ECBA
Analogous
#0436EC
Triadic
#EC04AA
Triadic
#AAEC04
Split comp.
#EC0436
Split comp.
#ECBA04

Tints & Shades of #04AAEC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#18BBFB
#40C7FC
#63D1FD
#86DCFD
#AAE6FE
#D2F2FE

Shades

#0394CE
#037FB0
#026992
#02506F
#013A50
#012432

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #04AAEC.

How #04AAEC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#04AAEC
Protanopia#9C9CEC
Protanomaly#7CA2EC
Deuteranopia#8E8EED
Deuteranomaly#709AED
Tritanopia#00B4B4
Tritanomaly#00B0CD
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04AAEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-04aaec: #04AAEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04AAEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04aaec': '#04AAEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.667, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_04aaec">#04AAEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#04AAEC"

More Teal Colors

#04AAEC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#04AAEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04AAEC?

#04AAEC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(4, 170, 236) in RGB and hsl(197, 97%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.11.

What is the RGB value of #04AAEC?

#04AAEC is rgb(4, 170, 236) — red 4, green 170, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04AAEC?

#04AAEC converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 28%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04AAEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #04AAEC scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04AAEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04AAEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 8.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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