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#4affcd

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: aquamarine

RGB
74, 255, 205
HSL
163°, 100%, 65%
CMYK
71, 0, 20, 0
Luminance
0.7738

Every format

HEX#4affcd
RGBrgb(74, 255, 205)
HSLhsl(163, 100%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 20%, 0%)
LABlab(90.5 -56.5 10.9)
LCHlch(90.5 57.5 169.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.898 0.160 170.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4affcd;
background-color: #4affcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4affcd] bg-[#4affcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4affcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.290, green: 1.000, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4affcd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4affcd on white: 1.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4affcd on black: 16.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red29.0%
Green100.0%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan71.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow19.6%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#4affcd text on a black background

contrast 16.48:1

Card sample

#4affcd text on a white background

contrast 1.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4affcd;
Background color
Panel with #4affcd background
background-color: #4affcd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4affcd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(74, 255, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(74, 255, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4affcd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4affcd, #4AB8FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4affcd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #4affcd in the Color Lab