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#04E8EC Color

#04E8EC is rgb(4, 232, 236) in RGB, hsl(181, 97%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 2%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04E8EC
HEX#04E8EC
RGBrgb(4, 232, 236)
HSLhsl(181, 97%, 47%)
HSVhsv(181, 98%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 2%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.143 197)
LABlab(83.42% -46.15 -15.85)
LCHlch(83.42% 48.80 198.95)

What #04E8EC 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 #04E8EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 5.09Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 6.78Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 7.5Aqua#00FFFFΔE 8.58Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 8.6Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 9.44

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

#04E8EC Channel Values

How #04E8EC 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 232 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 181° · S 97% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 181° · S 98% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04E8EC 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #04E8EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #04E8EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04E8EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#04E8EC
Complementary
#EC0704
Analogous
#04EC7C
Analogous
#0474EC
Triadic
#EC04E8
Triadic
#E8EC04
Split comp.
#EC0474
Split comp.
#EC7C04

Tints & Shades of #04E8EC

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

#18F8FB
#40F9FC
#63FAFD
#86FBFD
#AAFCFE
#D2FEFE

Shades

#03CBCE
#03ADB0
#028F92
#026D6F
#014F50
#013132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #04E8EC.

How #04E8EC 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#04E8EC
Protanopia#D6D6EC
Protanomaly#AADDEC
Deuteranopia#C2C2EF
Deuteranomaly#9AD2EE
Tritanopia#00E9E9
Tritanomaly#00E8EA
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04E8EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-04e8ec: #04E8EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04E8EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04e8ec': '#04E8EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.910, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_04e8ec">#04E8EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#04E8EC"

More Teal Colors

#04E8EC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#04E8EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04E8EC?

#04E8EC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(4, 232, 236) in RGB and hsl(181, 97%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #04E8EC?

#04E8EC is rgb(4, 232, 236) — red 4, green 232, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04E8EC?

#04E8EC converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 2%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04E8EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #04E8EC scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04E8EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04E8EC 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 aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 8.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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