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#4DE5EF Color

#4DE5EF is rgb(77, 229, 239) in RGB, hsl(184, 84%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 4%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DE5EF
HEX#4DE5EF
RGBrgb(77, 229, 239)
HSLhsl(184, 84%, 62%)
HSVhsv(184, 68%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 4%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.125 201.4)
LABlab(83.47% -38.74 -17.24)
LCHlch(83.47% 42.41 203.99)

What #4DE5EF 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 #4DE5EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 8.02Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8.94Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 9.81Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.78Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 11.16Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 12.98

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

#4DE5EF Channel Values

How #4DE5EF 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 229 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 84% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 68% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DE5EF 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4DE5EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4DE5EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4DE5EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4DE5EF
Complementary
#EF584D
Analogous
#4DEFA9
Analogous
#4D93EF
Triadic
#EF4DE5
Triadic
#E5EF4D
Split comp.
#EF4D93
Split comp.
#EFA94D

Tints & Shades of #4DE5EF

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

#64E8F2
#7CECF4
#93EFF6
#AFF3F8
#C7F7FA
#DEFAFC

Shades

#27DFEC
#12C6D3
#0FA3AE
#0C8088
#095D63
#053538

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4DE5EF.

How #4DE5EF 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#4DE5EF
Protanopia#D5D5EF
Protanomaly#AFDBEF
Deuteranopia#C4C4F1
Deuteranomaly#A2D2F0
Tritanopia#48E6E6
Tritanomaly#4AE6EA
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DE5EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4de5ef: #4DE5EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DE5EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4de5ef': '#4DE5EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.898, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_4de5ef">#4DE5EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DE5EF"

More Teal Colors

#4DE5EF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4DE5EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DE5EF?

#4DE5EF is a light teal — rgb(77, 229, 239) in RGB and hsl(184, 84%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.02.

What is the RGB value of #4DE5EF?

#4DE5EF is rgb(77, 229, 239) — red 77, green 229, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DE5EF?

#4DE5EF converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 4%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DE5EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DE5EF scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4DE5EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4DE5EF 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 9.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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