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#4FC9BB Color

#4FC9BB is rgb(79, 201, 187) in RGB, hsl(173, 53%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 7%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FC9BB
HEX#4FC9BB
RGBrgb(79, 201, 187)
HSLhsl(173, 53%, 55%)
HSVhsv(173, 61%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 7%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.11 184.7)
LABlab(73.95% -37.92 -3.67)
LCHlch(73.95% 38.10 185.53)

What #4FC9BB 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 #4FC9BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 5.99Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 8.46Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 8.56Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 9.1Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 9.25Keppel#3AB09EΔE 9.33

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

#4FC9BB Channel Values

How #4FC9BB 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 79 · G 201 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 53% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 61% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FC9BB 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4FC9BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4FC9BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FC9BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4FC9BB
Complementary
#C94F5E
Analogous
#4FC97E
Analogous
#4F9AC9
Triadic
#BB4FC9
Triadic
#C9BB4F
Split comp.
#C94F9A
Split comp.
#C97E4F

Tints & Shades of #4FC9BB

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

#67D0C4
#7ED7CD
#96DFD6
#B1E7E1
#C8EEEA
#E0F5F3

Shades

#3ABBAC
#309C8F
#288176
#1F655D
#174A44
#0D2B27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FC9BB.

How #4FC9BB 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#4FC9BB
Protanopia#BBBBBB
Protanomaly#9BC1BB
Deuteranopia#ADADBD
Deuteranomaly#91B9BC
Tritanopia#54C7C7
Tritanomaly#52C8C3
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4FC9BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4fc9bb: #4FC9BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FC9BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4fc9bb': '#4FC9BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.788, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_4fc9bb">#4FC9BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FC9BB"

More Teal Colors

#4FC9BB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4FC9BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FC9BB?

#4FC9BB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(79, 201, 187) in RGB and hsl(173, 53%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #4FC9BB?

#4FC9BB is rgb(79, 201, 187) — red 79, green 201, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FC9BB?

#4FC9BB converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 7%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4FC9BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FC9BB scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FC9BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FC9BB 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 5.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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