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#4AE2E8 Color

#4AE2E8 is rgb(74, 226, 232) in RGB, hsl(182, 77%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 3%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AE2E8
HEX#4AE2E8
RGBrgb(74, 226, 232)
HSLhsl(182, 77%, 60%)
HSVhsv(182, 68%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 3%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.125 198.9)
LABlab(82.34% -39.48 -15.25)
LCHlch(82.34% 42.33 201.12)

What #4AE2E8 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 #4AE2E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 8.08Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 8.56Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 8.77Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 9.22Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 9.79Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 11.57

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

#4AE2E8 Channel Values

How #4AE2E8 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 226 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 182° · S 77% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 182° · S 68% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AE2E8 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AE2E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AE2E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AE2E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AE2E8
Complementary
#E8504A
Analogous
#4AE89E
Analogous
#4A94E8
Triadic
#E84AE2
Triadic
#E2E84A
Split comp.
#E84A94
Split comp.
#E89E4A

Tints & Shades of #4AE2E8

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

#61E6EA
#7CEAEE
#93EEF1
#AEF2F4
#C4F6F7
#DFFAFB

Shades

#26DDE3
#1AC1C7
#159EA2
#107B7E
#0C585A
#073536

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AE2E8.

How #4AE2E8 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#4AE2E8
Protanopia#D2D2E8
Protanomaly#ACD8E8
Deuteranopia#C1C1EA
Deuteranomaly#9FCFE9
Tritanopia#47E3E3
Tritanomaly#48E2E5
Achromatopsia#CECECE

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Using #4AE2E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ae2e8: #4AE2E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AE2E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ae2e8': '#4AE2E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.886, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_4ae2e8">#4AE2E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AE2E8"

More Teal Colors

#4AE2E8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AE2E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AE2E8?

#4AE2E8 is a light teal — rgb(74, 226, 232) in RGB and hsl(182, 77%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #4AE2E8?

#4AE2E8 is rgb(74, 226, 232) — red 74, green 226, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AE2E8?

#4AE2E8 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 3%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AE2E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AE2E8 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AE2E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AE2E8 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 8.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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