What color is #04CDFF?

#04CDFF is a vivid cyan known as Tropical Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tropical Turquoise?

The RGB value is 4, 205, 255: 4 red, 205 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tropical Turquoise?

The complementary color is #FF3604, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04CDFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tropical Turquoise color: hex code #04CDFF

#04CDFF rgb(4, 205, 255)

Shades of teal

Tropical Turquoise has the hex code #04CDFF. It is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 80.4% green and 100% blue (4, 205, 255).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

Tropical Turquoise (#04CDFF) color codes

HEX	`#04CDFF`
RGB	`rgb(4, 205, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 80.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 98%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.62, -24.77, -36.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.62, 43.86, 235.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.924, 50.903, 102.309)`
Decimal	`314879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tropical Turquoise, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #04CDFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#04CDFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #04CDFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04cdff; }
.text { color: #04cdff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04cdff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 205 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04cdff, #044fff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #04CDFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #04CDFF?: #04CDFF is a vivid cyan known as Tropical Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tropical Turquoise?: The RGB value is 4, 205, 255: 4 red, 205 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tropical Turquoise?: The complementary color is #FF3604, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04CDFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.