#4ADDED Color

#4ADDED is rgb(74, 221, 237) in RGB, hsl(186, 82%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 7%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), visibly different at ΔE 10.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4ADDED

HEX#4ADDED

RGBrgb(74, 221, 237)

HSLhsl(186, 82%, 61%)

HSVhsv(186, 69%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 7%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.123 205.6)

LABlab(81.01% -36.30 -19.87)

LCHlch(81.01% 41.39 208.70)

What #4ADDED 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 #4ADDED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 10.27 Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 10.33 Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 11.03 Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 11.59 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 11.77 Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 11.9

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

#4ADDED Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 74 · G 221 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 186° · S 82% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 186° · S 69% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 69% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.63:1 vs white · 12.86:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4ADDED 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #4ADDED

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #4ADDED

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

Shades

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

How #4ADDED 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#4ADDED

Protanopia#CDCDED

Protanomaly#A9D4ED

Deuteranopia#BDBDEF

Deuteranomaly#9CCAEE

Tritanopia#41DFDF

Tritanomaly#45DEE5

Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4ADDED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4added: #4ADDED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4ADDED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4added': '#4ADDED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.867, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_4added">#4ADDED</color>

SVG fillfill="#4ADDED"

More Teal Colors

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

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#4ADDED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4ADDED?

#4ADDED is a light teal — rgb(74, 221, 237) in RGB and hsl(186, 82%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.27.

What is the RGB value of #4ADDED?

#4ADDED is rgb(74, 221, 237) — red 74, green 221, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4ADDED?

#4ADDED converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 7%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4ADDED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4ADDED scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #4ADDED 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 10.33, which is visibly different.

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