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#4AFCEA Color

#4AFCEA is rgb(74, 252, 234) in RGB, hsl(174, 97%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 0%, 7%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Blue (#00FFEF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AFCEA
HEX#4AFCEA
RGBrgb(74, 252, 234)
HSLhsl(174, 97%, 64%)
HSVhsv(174, 71%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 7%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.143 185)
LABlab(90.00% -49.25 -5.04)
LCHlch(90.00% 49.51 185.84)

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

Turquoise Blue#00FFEFΔE 5.38Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 7.05Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 7.97Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 9.09Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.94Aqua#00FFFFΔE 10.05

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

#4AFCEA Channel Values

How #4AFCEA 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 252 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 97% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 71% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AFCEA 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #4AFCEA

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

Base
#4AFCEA
Complementary
#FC4A5C
Analogous
#4AFC91
Analogous
#4AB5FC
Triadic
#EA4AFC
Triadic
#FCEA4A
Split comp.
#FC4AB5
Split comp.
#FC914A

Tints & Shades of #4AFCEA

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

#63FDED
#7CFDF0
#96FDF3
#AAFEF5
#C3FEF8
#DCFEFB

Shades

#1DFCE5
#04ECD5
#03BFAC
#029788
#02695F
#01413B

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

How #4AFCEA 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#4AFCEA
Protanopia#EAEAEB
Protanomaly#BFF1EA
Deuteranopia#D6D6ED
Deuteranomaly#B0E6EC
Tritanopia#54FAFA
Tritanomaly#50FBF4
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AFCEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4afcea: #4AFCEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AFCEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4afcea': '#4AFCEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.988, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_4afcea">#4AFCEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AFCEA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#4AFCEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AFCEA?

#4AFCEA is a light teal — rgb(74, 252, 234) in RGB and hsl(174, 97%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Blue (#00FFEF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #4AFCEA?

#4AFCEA is rgb(74, 252, 234) — red 74, green 252, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AFCEA?

#4AFCEA converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 0%, 7%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AFCEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AFCEA scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #4AFCEA 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 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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