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#4CE1DC Color

#4CE1DC is rgb(76, 225, 220) in RGB, hsl(178, 71%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 12%) 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 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4CE1DC
HEX#4CE1DC
RGBrgb(76, 225, 220)
HSLhsl(178, 71%, 59%)
HSVhsv(178, 66%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.124 191.8)
LABlab(81.80% -41.36 -9.74)
LCHlch(81.80% 42.49 193.25)

What #4CE1DC 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 #4CE1DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 5.84Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 6.37Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 7.98Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 8.3Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 8.3Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 10.09

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

#4CE1DC Channel Values

How #4CE1DC 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 225 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 71% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 66% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4CE1DC 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4CE1DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4CE1DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4CE1DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4CE1DC
Complementary
#E14C51
Analogous
#4CE192
Analogous
#4C9BE1
Triadic
#DC4CE1
Triadic
#E1DC4C
Split comp.
#E14C9B
Split comp.
#E1924C

Tints & Shades of #4CE1DC

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

#66E5E1
#7CE9E5
#96EDEA
#ACF1EF
#C6F5F4
#DCF9F8

Shades

#29DBD5
#20BCB6
#1A9994
#157A77
#0F5755
#093433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4CE1DC.

How #4CE1DC 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#4CE1DC
Protanopia#D1D1DC
Protanomaly#ACD8DC
Deuteranopia#C0C0DF
Deuteranomaly#9FCEDE
Tritanopia#4EE0E0
Tritanomaly#4DE1DF
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4CE1DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ce1dc: #4CE1DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4CE1DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ce1dc': '#4CE1DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.882, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_4ce1dc">#4CE1DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#4CE1DC"

More Teal Colors

#4CE1DC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4CE1DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4CE1DC?

#4CE1DC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(76, 225, 220) in RGB and hsl(178, 71%, 59%) 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 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #4CE1DC?

#4CE1DC is rgb(76, 225, 220) — red 76, green 225, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4CE1DC?

#4CE1DC converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4CE1DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4CE1DC scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4CE1DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4CE1DC 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 5.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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