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#4DD5BA Color

#4DD5BA is rgb(77, 213, 186) in RGB, hsl(168, 62%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 13%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DD5BA
HEX#4DD5BA
RGBrgb(77, 213, 186)
HSLhsl(168, 62%, 57%)
HSVhsv(168, 64%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 13%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.124 177.2)
LABlab(77.48% -43.26 1.95)
LCHlch(77.48% 43.31 177.42)

What #4DD5BA 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 #4DD5BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.72Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.29Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.99Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.8Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 13.52Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 13.67

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

#4DD5BA Channel Values

How #4DD5BA 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 213 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 62% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 64% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DD5BA 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4DD5BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4DD5BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4DD5BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4DD5BA
Complementary
#D54D69
Analogous
#4DD576
Analogous
#4DADD5
Triadic
#BA4DD5
Triadic
#D5BA4D
Split comp.
#D54DAD
Split comp.
#D5764D

Tints & Shades of #4DD5BA

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

#66DBC4
#7FE1CD
#98E7D7
#ACECDF
#C5F1E9
#DEF7F2

Shades

#2FCAAB
#29AE93
#218C77
#1A705E
#124E42
#0C322A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4DD5BA.

How #4DD5BA 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#4DD5BA
Protanopia#C6C6BA
Protanomaly#A3CCBA
Deuteranopia#B6B6BD
Deuteranomaly#97C3BC
Tritanopia#57D2D2
Tritanomaly#53D3C9
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DD5BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4dd5ba: #4DD5BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DD5BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4dd5ba': '#4DD5BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.835, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_4dd5ba">#4DD5BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DD5BA"

More Green Colors

#4DD5BA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4DD5BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DD5BA?

#4DD5BA is a mid-tone green — rgb(77, 213, 186) in RGB and hsl(168, 62%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.72.

What is the RGB value of #4DD5BA?

#4DD5BA is rgb(77, 213, 186) — red 77, green 213, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DD5BA?

#4DD5BA converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 13%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DD5BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DD5BA scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4DD5BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4DD5BA 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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