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#4BCCEC Color

#4BCCEC is rgb(75, 204, 236) in RGB, hsl(192, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4BCCEC
HEX#4BCCEC
RGBrgb(75, 204, 236)
HSLhsl(192, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(192, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 14%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.119 217.6)
LABlab(76.03% -29.07 -26.85)
LCHlch(76.03% 39.57 222.73)

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

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

#4BCCEC Channel Values

How #4BCCEC 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 75 · G 204 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4BCCEC 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4BCCEC

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

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Tints & Shades of #4BCCEC

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.

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Shades

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How #4BCCEC 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#4BCCEC
Protanopia#BEBEEC
Protanomaly#9DC4EC
Deuteranopia#AFAFEE
Deuteranomaly#91BBED
Tritanopia#39D0D0
Tritanomaly#41CFDC
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4BCCEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4bccec: #4BCCEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4BCCEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4bccec': '#4BCCEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.800, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_4bccec">#4BCCEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#4BCCEC"

More Teal Colors

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

#4BCCEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4BCCEC?

#4BCCEC is a light teal — rgb(75, 204, 236) in RGB and hsl(192, 81%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #4BCCEC?

#4BCCEC is rgb(75, 204, 236) — red 75, green 204, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4BCCEC?

#4BCCEC converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 14%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4BCCEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4BCCEC scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #4BCCEC 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 12.9, which is visibly different.

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