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#4DAEDB Color

#4DAEDB is rgb(77, 174, 219) in RGB, hsl(199, 66%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 21%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Picton Blue (#45B1E8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DAEDB
HEX#4DAEDB
RGBrgb(77, 174, 219)
HSLhsl(199, 66%, 58%)
HSVhsv(199, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 21%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.112 231.4)
LABlab(66.74% -19.07 -31.84)
LCHlch(66.74% 37.11 239.08)

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

Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 5.57Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 6.7Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 6.9Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 7.01Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 7.6Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 9.6

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

#4DAEDB Channel Values

How #4DAEDB 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 77 · G 174 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 66% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.5:1 vs white · 8.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DAEDB 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 text2.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #4DAEDB

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

Base
#4DAEDB
Complementary
#DB7A4D
Analogous
#4DDBC1
Analogous
#4D67DB
Triadic
#DB4DAE
Triadic
#AEDB4D
Split comp.
#DB4D67
Split comp.
#DBC14D

Tints & Shades of #4DAEDB

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

#67B9E0
#7CC3E4
#95CFE9
#AFDAEF
#C8E6F4
#DDF0F8

Shades

#2B9ED4
#2588B6
#1E6F94
#175672
#103C50
#0A2633

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

How #4DAEDB 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#4DAEDB
Protanopia#A2A2DB
Protanomaly#88A7DB
Deuteranopia#9797DC
Deuteranomaly#80A1DC
Tritanopia#37B4B4
Tritanomaly#41B2C5
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DAEDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4daedb: #4DAEDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DAEDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4daedb': '#4DAEDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.682, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_4daedb">#4DAEDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DAEDB"

More Teal Colors

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

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#4DAEDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DAEDB?

#4DAEDB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(77, 174, 219) in RGB and hsl(199, 66%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Picton Blue (#45B1E8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #4DAEDB?

#4DAEDB is rgb(77, 174, 219) — red 77, green 174, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DAEDB?

#4DAEDB converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 21%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DAEDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DAEDB scores 2.5:1 against white and 8.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #4DAEDB 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 13.66, which is visibly different.

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