#04C8AB Color

#04C8AB is rgb(4, 200, 171) in RGB, hsl(171, 96%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 15%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), visibly different at ΔE 10.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04C8AB

HEX#04C8AB

RGBrgb(4, 200, 171)

HSLhsl(171, 96%, 40%)

HSVhsv(171, 98%, 78%)

CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 15%, 22%)

OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.137 177.2)

LABlab(72.16% -48.42 2.18)

LCHlch(72.16% 48.47 177.43)

What #04C8AB 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 #04C8AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 10.28 Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.72 Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.63 Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.95 Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.55 Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.8

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#04C8AB Channel Values

How #04C8AB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 4 · G 200 · B 171	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 171° · S 96% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 171° · S 98% · V 78%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 98% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 22%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.13:1 vs white · 9.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04C8AB 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #04C8AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04C8AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #04C8AB

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.

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How #04C8AB 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#04C8AB

Protanopia#B8B8AB

Protanomaly#92BFAB

Deuteranopia#A7A7AE

Deuteranomaly#85B5AD

Tritanopia#2AC5C5

Tritanomaly#20C6BB

Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

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Using #04C8AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-04c8ab: #04C8AB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04C8AB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04c8ab': '#04C8AB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.784, blue: 0.671)

Android XML<color name="color_04c8ab">#04C8AB</color>

SVG fillfill="#04C8AB"

More Teal Colors

#04C8AB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#04C8AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04C8AB?

#04C8AB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(4, 200, 171) in RGB and hsl(171, 96%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.28.

What is the RGB value of #04C8AB?

#04C8AB is rgb(4, 200, 171) — red 4, green 200, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04C8AB?

#04C8AB converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 15%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04C8AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #04C8AB scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04C8AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04C8AB 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 11.63, which is visibly different.

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