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#4EF4CD Color

#4EF4CD is rgb(78, 244, 205) in RGB, hsl(166, 88%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 16%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4EF4CD
HEX#4EF4CD
RGBrgb(78, 244, 205)
HSLhsl(166, 88%, 63%)
HSVhsv(166, 68%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 16%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.146 173.6)
LABlab(87.12% -51.27 5.79)
LCHlch(87.12% 51.60 173.56)

What #4EF4CD 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 #4EF4CD, 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 green in the library.

#4EF4CD Channel Values

How #4EF4CD 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 78 · G 244 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 88% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 68% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4EF4CD 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4EF4CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4EF4CD; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #4EF4CD

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 #4EF4CD.

How #4EF4CD 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#4EF4CD
Protanopia#E2E2CE
Protanomaly#BAEACD
Deuteranopia#D0D0D0
Deuteranomaly#ABDFCF
Tritanopia#5FF0F0
Tritanomaly#58F1E3
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4EF4CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ef4cd: #4EF4CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4EF4CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ef4cd': '#4EF4CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.957, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_4ef4cd">#4EF4CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#4EF4CD"

More Green Colors

#4EF4CD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4EF4CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4EF4CD?

#4EF4CD is a light green — rgb(78, 244, 205) in RGB and hsl(166, 88%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.67.

What is the RGB value of #4EF4CD?

#4EF4CD is rgb(78, 244, 205) — red 78, green 244, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4EF4CD?

#4EF4CD converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 16%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4EF4CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4EF4CD scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4EF4CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4EF4CD 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 8.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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