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#4DEFEA Color

#4DEFEA is rgb(77, 239, 234) in RGB, hsl(178, 84%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 2%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fluorescent Blue (#15F4EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DEFEA
HEX#4DEFEA
RGBrgb(77, 239, 234)
HSLhsl(178, 84%, 62%)
HSVhsv(178, 68%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 2%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.131 192)
LABlab(86.26% -43.84 -10.49)
LCHlch(86.26% 45.08 193.46)

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

Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 6.06Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 6.4Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.97Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 8.88Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 9.25Aqua#00FFFFΔE 9.26

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

#4DEFEA Channel Values

How #4DEFEA 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 239 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 84% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 68% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DEFEA 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #4DEFEA

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

Base
#4DEFEA
Complementary
#EF4D52
Analogous
#4DEF99
Analogous
#4DA4EF
Triadic
#EA4DEF
Triadic
#EFEA4D
Split comp.
#EF4DA4
Split comp.
#EF994D

Tints & Shades of #4DEFEA

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

#64F2ED
#7CF4F0
#93F6F2
#AFF8F6
#C7FAF8
#DEFCFB

Shades

#27ECE6
#12D3CD
#0FAEA8
#0C8884
#096360
#053837

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

How #4DEFEA 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#4DEFEA
Protanopia#DEDEEA
Protanomaly#B6E5EA
Deuteranopia#CCCCED
Deuteranomaly#A8DBEC
Tritanopia#50EEEE
Tritanomaly#4FEFED
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DEFEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4defea: #4DEFEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DEFEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4defea': '#4DEFEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.937, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_4defea">#4DEFEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DEFEA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#4DEFEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DEFEA?

#4DEFEA is a light teal — rgb(77, 239, 234) in RGB and hsl(178, 84%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fluorescent Blue (#15F4EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #4DEFEA?

#4DEFEA is rgb(77, 239, 234) — red 77, green 239, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DEFEA?

#4DEFEA converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 2%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DEFEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DEFEA scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #4DEFEA 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 7.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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