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#4DCFEF Color

#4DCFEF is rgb(77, 207, 239) in RGB, hsl(192, 84%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 13%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DCFEF
HEX#4DCFEF
RGBrgb(77, 207, 239)
HSLhsl(192, 84%, 62%)
HSVhsv(192, 68%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 13%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.12 217.4)
LABlab(77.05% -29.37 -26.90)
LCHlch(77.05% 39.83 222.48)

What #4DCFEF 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 #4DCFEF, 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.

#4DCFEF Channel Values

How #4DCFEF 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 207 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 84% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 68% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DCFEF 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4DCFEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4DCFEF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #4DCFEF

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

Shades

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

How #4DCFEF 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#4DCFEF
Protanopia#C1C1EF
Protanomaly#9FC6EF
Deuteranopia#B1B1F1
Deuteranomaly#94BEF0
Tritanopia#3BD3D3
Tritanomaly#43D2DF
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DCFEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4dcfef: #4DCFEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DCFEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4dcfef': '#4DCFEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.812, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_4dcfef">#4DCFEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DCFEF"

More Teal Colors

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

#4DCFEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DCFEF?

#4DCFEF is a light teal — rgb(77, 207, 239) in RGB and hsl(192, 84%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.82.

What is the RGB value of #4DCFEF?

#4DCFEF is rgb(77, 207, 239) — red 77, green 207, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DCFEF?

#4DCFEF converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 13%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DCFEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DCFEF scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #4DCFEF 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.01, which is visibly different.

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