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#4CD4DC Color

#4CD4DC is rgb(76, 212, 220) in RGB, hsl(183, 67%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 4%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4CD4DC
HEX#4CD4DC
RGBrgb(76, 212, 220)
HSLhsl(183, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(183, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 4%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.116 200.7)
LABlab(77.96% -36.03 -15.42)
LCHlch(77.96% 39.20 203.17)

What #4CD4DC 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 #4CD4DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 7.19Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 7.19Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 8.25Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 8.86Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 10.8Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 11.99

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

#4CD4DC Channel Values

How #4CD4DC 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 76 · G 212 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 67% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4CD4DC 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4CD4DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4CD4DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4CD4DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4CD4DC
Complementary
#DC534C
Analogous
#4CDC9B
Analogous
#4C8DDC
Triadic
#DC4CD4
Triadic
#D4DC4C
Split comp.
#DC4C8D
Split comp.
#DC9B4C

Tints & Shades of #4CD4DC

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

#66DBE1
#7BE0E5
#95E6EA
#AEECEF
#C8F2F4
#DDF7F8

Shades

#2ACCD5
#24B0B7
#1D8F95
#176E73
#104E51
#0A3133

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4CD4DC.

How #4CD4DC 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#4CD4DC
Protanopia#C5C5DC
Protanomaly#A3CBDC
Deuteranopia#B5B5DE
Deuteranomaly#97C2DD
Tritanopia#48D5D5
Tritanomaly#4AD5D8
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4CD4DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4cd4dc: #4CD4DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4CD4DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4cd4dc': '#4CD4DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.831, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_4cd4dc">#4CD4DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#4CD4DC"

More Teal Colors

#4CD4DC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4CD4DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4CD4DC?

#4CD4DC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(76, 212, 220) in RGB and hsl(183, 67%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #4CD4DC?

#4CD4DC is rgb(76, 212, 220) — red 76, green 212, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4CD4DC?

#4CD4DC converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 4%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4CD4DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4CD4DC scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4CD4DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4CD4DC 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 7.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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