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#4FD8BD Color

#4FD8BD is rgb(79, 216, 189) in RGB, hsl(168, 64%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 12%, 15%) 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 7.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FD8BD
HEX#4FD8BD
RGBrgb(79, 216, 189)
HSLhsl(168, 64%, 58%)
HSVhsv(168, 63%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 12%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.124 177.4)
LABlab(78.49% -43.51 1.83)
LCHlch(78.49% 43.55 177.59)

What #4FD8BD 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 #4FD8BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.15Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.83Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.02Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.91Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 13.07Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 14.11

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

#4FD8BD Channel Values

How #4FD8BD 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 216 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 64% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 63% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FD8BD 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4FD8BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4FD8BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FD8BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4FD8BD
Complementary
#D84F6B
Analogous
#4FD878
Analogous
#4FAFD8
Triadic
#BD4FD8
Triadic
#D8BD4F
Split comp.
#D84FAF
Split comp.
#D8784F

Tints & Shades of #4FD8BD

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

#68DEC6
#7DE3CE
#96E8D8
#B0EEE1
#C9F3EB
#DEF8F2

Shades

#2ED1B0
#27B498
#20927C
#19715F
#114F43
#0B322A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FD8BD.

How #4FD8BD 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#4FD8BD
Protanopia#C9C9BD
Protanomaly#A6CFBD
Deuteranopia#B9B9C0
Deuteranomaly#9AC6BF
Tritanopia#59D5D5
Tritanomaly#55D6CC
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4FD8BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4fd8bd: #4FD8BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FD8BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4fd8bd': '#4FD8BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.847, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_4fd8bd">#4FD8BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FD8BD"

More Green Colors

#4FD8BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#4FD8BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FD8BD?

#4FD8BD is a mid-tone green — rgb(79, 216, 189) in RGB and hsl(168, 64%, 58%) 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 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #4FD8BD?

#4FD8BD is rgb(79, 216, 189) — red 79, green 216, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FD8BD?

#4FD8BD converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 12%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4FD8BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FD8BD scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FD8BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FD8BD 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 7.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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