#4AC0CA#4AC0CA
#4AC0CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.105 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC0CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 192, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.84, -29.58, -14.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.84, 33.08, 206.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.59% -0.0964 -0.041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.59% 0.105 203.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3298, 43.4159, 62.5419) |
| Luminance | 0.4342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.37
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.37
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.40
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.54
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC0CA #CA544A
analogous
#4ACA94 #4AC0CA #4A80CA
triadic
#4AC0CA #CA4AC0 #C0CA4A
tetradic
#4AC0CA #944ACA #CA544A #80CA4A
square
#4AC0CA #944ACA #CA544A #80CA4A
split-complementary
#4AC0CA #CA4A80 #CA944A
monochromatic
#237077 #319DA6 #4AC0CA #79D0D8 #A9E1E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#4AC0CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#4AC0CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC0CA
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC0CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC0CA | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B8CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac0ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 192, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.105 203.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd3da',
500: '#4ac0ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac0ca; $custom-light: #8bd3da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac0ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 192,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.688,
"s": 54.701,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74592,
"c": 0.10476,
"h": 203.1
},
"luminance": 0.43419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC0CA
secondary
#D3A19D
accent
#554ADE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383