All About Color #048CAE

#048CAE

About #048CAE

#048CAE is a dark cyan color with the hex code #048CAE. In RGB it is red 4, green 140, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 192°, saturation 96%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 98%, 20%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 3.91:1 on white and 5.37:1 on black.

#048CAE Color Conversion

Hex triplet04, 8C, AE
CMYK97.70%, 19.54%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal4, 140, 174
HSL192°, 96%, 35%
RGB Octal4, 214, 256
HSV (HSB)192.00°, 97.70%, 68.24%
RGB Binary100, 10001100, 10101110
CIE-L*AB53.85, -19.01, -26.70
RGB Percent1.57%, 54.90%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH53.85, 32.78, 234.56
XYZ17.07, 21.84, 43.36
CIE-L*UV53.85, -37.81, -38.02
xyY0.21, 0.27, 21.84
Hunter-Lab46.73, -16.58, -22.30
RYB1.57%, 31.20%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#048CAE on a dark background: contrast 5.37:1, passes WCAG AA.
#048CAE on a light background: contrast 3.91:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #048CAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#048CAE · #14CCFA · #024455 · #AF2604 · #FA4214

Analogous palette

#04AF26 · #04AF7C · #048CAE · #0437AF · #2604AF

Triadic palette

#048CAE · #AF048D · #8DAF04 · #14CCFA · #FA14CC

Tetradic palette

#048CAE · #7C04AF · #AF2604 · #37AF04 · #024455

Monochromatic palette

#011419 · #025064 · #048CAE · #05C9FA · #50D9FB

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