#4AC1C8#4AC1C8
#4AC1C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.105 H 200.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC1C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 193, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 3.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.07, -30.64, -13.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.07, 33.43, 203.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.76% -0.0983 -0.037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.76% 0.105 200.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3148, 43.7624, 61.3763) |
| Luminance | 0.4377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.54
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.98
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.14
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC1C8 #C8514A
analogous
#4AC890 #4AC1C8 #4A82C8
triadic
#4AC1C8 #C84AC1 #C1C84A
tetradic
#4AC1C8 #904AC8 #C8514A #82C84A
square
#4AC1C8 #904AC8 #C8514A #82C84A
split-complementary
#4AC1C8 #C84A82 #C8904A
monochromatic
#237074 #329DA3 #4AC1C8 #79D1D6 #A8E1E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#4AC1C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#4AC1C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC1C8
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC1C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC1C8 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B9C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ABC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac1c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 193, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.105 200.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd4d8',
500: '#4ac1c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac1c8; $custom-light: #8bd4d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac1c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 193,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.333,
"s": 53.39,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74759,
"c": 0.10501,
"h": 200.7
},
"luminance": 0.43766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC1C8
secondary
#D29F9C
accent
#534BDD
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383