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#4AD9BE Color

#4AD9BE is rgb(74, 217, 190) in RGB, hsl(169, 65%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 12%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AD9BE
HEX#4AD9BE
RGBrgb(74, 217, 190)
HSLhsl(169, 65%, 57%)
HSVhsv(169, 66%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 12%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.127 177.7)
LABlab(78.69% -44.55 1.56)
LCHlch(78.69% 44.58 178.00)

What #4AD9BE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4AD9BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 6.67Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.77Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.83Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.15Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 12.35Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 14.52

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#4AD9BE Channel Values

How #4AD9BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 74 · G 217 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 65% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 66% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AD9BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AD9BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AD9BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AD9BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AD9BE
Complementary
#D94A64
Analogous
#4AD977
Analogous
#4AABD9
Triadic
#BE4AD9
Triadic
#D9BE4A
Split comp.
#D94AAB
Split comp.
#D9774A

Tints & Shades of #4AD9BE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#63DEC7
#7DE3D0
#96E9D9
#ABEDE1
#C4F3EA
#DDF8F3

Shades

#2CCEB0
#25B197
#1E8F7A
#187261
#115044
#0B322B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AD9BE.

How #4AD9BE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4AD9BE
Protanopia#C9C9BE
Protanomaly#A6D0BE
Deuteranopia#B9B9C1
Deuteranomaly#99C7C0
Tritanopia#55D6D6
Tritanomaly#51D7CD
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AD9BE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4ad9be: #4AD9BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AD9BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ad9be': '#4AD9BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.851, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_4ad9be">#4AD9BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AD9BE"

More Green Colors

#4AD9BE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AD9BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AD9BE?

#4AD9BE is a mid-tone green — rgb(74, 217, 190) in RGB and hsl(169, 65%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #4AD9BE?

#4AD9BE is rgb(74, 217, 190) — red 74, green 217, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AD9BE?

#4AD9BE converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 12%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AD9BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AD9BE scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AD9BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AD9BE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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