Close to Light Sea Green
#04AAA0
#04AAA0 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Light Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 66.7% green, and 62.7% blue. Its hue is 176°, with 95% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #04AAA0.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.89:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.26:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.89:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.26:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #04AAA0 as they’d see it.
#04AAA0 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #04AAA0
What color is #04AAA0?
#04AAA0 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Light Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 66.7% green, and 62.7% blue. Its hue is 176°, with 95% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #04AAA0 in RGB?
#04AAA0 is rgb(4, 170, 160): 4 red, 170 green, and 160 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #04AAA0 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(98, 0, 6, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #04AAA0?
PANTONE 3272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #04AAA0?
Its complement #D68170 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.