#4AC1AE#4AC1AE
#4AC1AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.110 H 180.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC1AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 193, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 0%, 9.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.32, -37.71, -0.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.32, 37.72, 180.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.9% -0.1096 -0.0014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.9% 0.11 180.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5305, 42.6487, 46.7119) |
| Luminance | 0.4265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.49
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.76
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.61
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.85
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC1AE #C14A5D
analogous
#4AC172 #4AC1AE #4A99C1
triadic
#4AC1AE #AE4AC1 #C1AE4A
tetradic
#4AC1AE #724AC1 #C14A5D #99C14A
square
#4AC1AE #724AC1 #C14A5D #99C14A
split-complementary
#4AC1AE #C14A99 #C1724A
monochromatic
#256C60 #359989 #4AC1AE #78D1C2 #A5E0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#4AC1AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#4AC1AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC1AE
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC1AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC1AE | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B6AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac1ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 193, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.110 180.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d4c6',
500: '#4ac1ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac1ae; $custom-light: #89d4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac1ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 193,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.42,
"s": 48.971,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73898,
"c": 0.10966,
"h": 180.7
},
"luminance": 0.42652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC1AE
secondary
#CD99A2
accent
#4F65D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382