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#4DBEEA Color

#4DBEEA is rgb(77, 190, 234) in RGB, hsl(197, 79%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 19%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DBEEA
HEX#4DBEEA
RGBrgb(77, 190, 234)
HSLhsl(197, 79%, 61%)
HSVhsv(197, 67%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 19%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.119 227.4)
LABlab(71.93% -22.88 -32.02)
LCHlch(71.93% 39.36 234.45)

What #4DBEEA 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 #4DBEEA, 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.

#4DBEEA Channel Values

How #4DBEEA 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 190 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 79% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 67% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DBEEA 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4DBEEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4DBEEA; 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 #4DBEEA

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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How #4DBEEA 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#4DBEEA
Protanopia#B1B1EA
Protanomaly#93B6EA
Deuteranopia#A4A4EC
Deuteranomaly#89AFEB
Tritanopia#35C4C4
Tritanomaly#40C2D4
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DBEEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4dbeea: #4DBEEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DBEEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4dbeea': '#4DBEEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.745, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_4dbeea">#4DBEEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DBEEA"

More Teal Colors

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

#4DBEEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DBEEA?

#4DBEEA is a light teal — rgb(77, 190, 234) in RGB and hsl(197, 79%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.73.

What is the RGB value of #4DBEEA?

#4DBEEA is rgb(77, 190, 234) — red 77, green 190, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DBEEA?

#4DBEEA converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 19%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DBEEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DBEEA scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #4DBEEA 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 11.58, which is visibly different.

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