#4AC09C#4AC09C
#4AC09C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.119 H 169.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC09C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 192, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.5%, 0%, 18.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.56, -41.72, 8.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.56, 42.56, 168.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.13% -0.1169 0.0215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.13% 0.119 169.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6715, 41.5526, 38.0082) |
| Luminance | 0.4155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.79
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.02
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.33
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.18
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.47
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC09C #C04A6E
analogous
#4AC061 #4AC09C #4AA9C0
triadic
#4AC09C #9C4AC0 #C09C4A
tetradic
#4AC09C #614AC0 #C04A6E #A9C04A
square
#4AC09C #614AC0 #C04A6E #A9C04A
split-complementary
#4AC09C #C04AA9 #C0614A
monochromatic
#256B55 #35987A #4AC09C #77D0B5 #A5E0CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#4AC09C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#4AC09C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC09C
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC09C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC09C | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB49A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA89E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac09c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 192, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.119 169.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d4b9',
500: '#4ac09c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac09c; $custom-light: #88d4b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac09c",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 192,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.695,
"s": 48.361,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73134,
"c": 0.11884,
"h": 169.6
},
"luminance": 0.41555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC09C
secondary
#CD99A9
accent
#5079D8
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8380