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#4DCBAE Color

#4DCBAE is rgb(77, 203, 174) in RGB, hsl(166, 55%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 14%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DCBAE
HEX#4DCBAE
RGBrgb(77, 203, 174)
HSLhsl(166, 55%, 55%)
HSVhsv(166, 62%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 14%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.119 174.9)
LABlab(74.21% -41.61 3.66)
LCHlch(74.21% 41.77 174.97)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.84Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 10.57Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.06Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.09Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.3Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.48

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

#4DCBAE Channel Values

How #4DCBAE 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 203 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 55% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 62% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DCBAE 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #4DCBAE

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

Base
#4DCBAE
Complementary
#CB4D6B
Analogous
#4DCB6F
Analogous
#4DAACB
Triadic
#AE4DCB
Triadic
#CBAE4D
Split comp.
#CB4DAA
Split comp.
#CB6F4D

Tints & Shades of #4DCBAE

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

#65D2B9
#7DD9C4
#94E0CE
#B0E8DB
#C8EFE6
#DFF6F1

Shades

#37BE9E
#2E9E84
#26826D
#1E6756
#164B3F
#0D2B24

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

How #4DCBAE 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#4DCBAE
Protanopia#BDBDAE
Protanomaly#9CC3AE
Deuteranopia#AEAEB1
Deuteranomaly#91BAB0
Tritanopia#57C8C8
Tritanomaly#53C9BE
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DCBAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4dcbae: #4DCBAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DCBAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4dcbae': '#4DCBAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.796, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_4dcbae">#4DCBAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DCBAE"

More Green Colors

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

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#4DCBAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DCBAE?

#4DCBAE is a mid-tone green — rgb(77, 203, 174) in RGB and hsl(166, 55%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #4DCBAE?

#4DCBAE is rgb(77, 203, 174) — red 77, green 203, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DCBAE?

#4DCBAE converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 14%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DCBAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DCBAE scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #4DCBAE 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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