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#04BDCF

#04bdcf ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#04bdcf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 74.12% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.07% cyan, 8.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 185.32°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 6.87.

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Relative luminance0.4093

Complementary

  1. #04bdcf
  2. #cf1604

Split complementary

  1. #04bdcf
  2. #cf0457
  3. #cf7b04

Analogous

  1. #04cf7b
  2. #04bdcf
  3. #0457cf

Triadic

  1. #04bdcf
  2. #cf04bd
  3. #bdcf04

Tetradic

  1. #04bdcf
  2. #1604cf
  3. #cf1604
  4. #bdcf04

Square

  1. #04bdcf
  2. #7b04cf
  3. #cf1604
  4. #57cf04

Monochromatic

  1. #013439
  2. #037884
  3. #04bdcf
  4. #25e8fb
  5. #70f0fc

Shades

#04bdcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04bdcf
  2. #04aaba
  3. #0397a6
  4. #038491
  5. #02717c
  6. #025f68
  7. #024c53
  8. #01393e
  9. #012629
  10. #001315
  11. #000000

Tints

#04bdcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04bdcf
  2. #1dc4d4
  3. #36cad9
  4. #4fd1dd
  5. #68d7e2
  6. #82dee7
  7. #9be5ec
  8. #b4ebf1
  9. #cdf2f5
  10. #e6f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04bdcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04bdcf
  2. #10b7c7
  3. #1db1bf
  4. #29abb7
  5. #36a5af
  6. #429fa8
  7. #4e98a0
  8. #5b9298
  9. #678c90
  10. #748688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88b3bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb5d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a4cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b8d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75afcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04bdcf {
  color: #04bdcf;
}
Background
.bg-04bdcf {
  background-color: #04bdcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-04bdcf {
  border: 2px solid #04bdcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04bdcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 189 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04bdcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04bdcf, #0457cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04bdcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 189 207 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.87 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.43 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.28 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.48 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.37 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.83 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.09 #fb4230 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#04bdcf  rgb(4, 189, 207)  hsl(185, 96%, 41%)  Dark Turquoise
#cf1604  rgb(207, 22, 4)  hsl(5, 96%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#cf04bd  rgb(207, 4, 189)  hsl(305, 96%, 41%)  Medium Orchid
#bdcf04  rgb(189, 207, 4)  hsl(65, 96%, 41%)  Pear