#4AC1CB#4AC1CB
#4AC1CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.105 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC1CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 193, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 4.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.16, -29.78, -14.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.16, 33.28, 206.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.87% -0.097 -0.0412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.87% 0.105 203) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6689, 43.9040, 63.2410) |
| Luminance | 0.4391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.19
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.58
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.15
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.65
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC1CB #CB544A
analogous
#4ACB95 #4AC1CB #4A81CB
triadic
#4AC1CB #CB4AC1 #C1CB4A
tetradic
#4AC1CB #954ACB #CB544A #81CB4A
square
#4AC1CB #954ACB #CB544A #81CB4A
split-complementary
#4AC1CB #CB4A81 #CB954A
monochromatic
#237178 #309EA8 #4AC1CB #7AD1D9 #A9E2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#4AC1CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#4AC1CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC1CB
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC1CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC1CB | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B9CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FABCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac1cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 193, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.105 203.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd4da',
500: '#4ac1cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac1cb; $custom-light: #8bd4da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac1cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 193,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.651,
"s": 55.365,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74867,
"c": 0.10539,
"h": 203
},
"luminance": 0.43908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC1CB
secondary
#D4A19D
accent
#5549DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383