Close to Dark Turquoise
#04BECC
#04BECC is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 74.5% green, and 80% blue. Its hue is 184°, with 96% saturation and 41% 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 #04BECC.
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.
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2.27:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.24:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.27:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.24:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #04BECC as they’d see it.
#04BECC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #04BECC
What color is #04BECC?
#04BECC is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 74.5% green, and 80% blue. Its hue is 184°, with 96% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #04BECC in RGB?
#04BECC is rgb(4, 190, 204): 4 red, 190 green, and 204 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #04BECC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(98, 7, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #04BECC?
PANTONE 311 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #04BECC?
Its complement #EB9680 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.