#4AC1CD#4AC1CD
#4AC1CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.106 H 204.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC1CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 193, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 5.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.23, -29.20, -15.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.23, 33.23, 208.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.94% -0.0962 -0.044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.94% 0.106 204.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9087, 44.0000, 64.5043) |
| Luminance | 0.4400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.31
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.70
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.05
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.46
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.18
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC1CD #CD564A
analogous
#4ACD97 #4AC1CD #4A80CD
triadic
#4AC1CD #CD4AC1 #C1CD4A
tetradic
#4AC1CD #974ACD #CD564A #80CD4A
square
#4AC1CD #974ACD #CD564A #80CD4A
split-complementary
#4AC1CD #CD4A80 #CD974A
monochromatic
#22737B #2F9FAB #4AC1CD #7AD1DA #AAE2E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#4AC1CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#4AC1CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC1CD
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC1CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC1CD | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FABCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac1cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 193, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.106 204.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd4dc',
500: '#4ac1cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac1cd; $custom-light: #8cd4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac1cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 193,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.496,
"s": 56.71,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7494,
"c": 0.10575,
"h": 204.6
},
"luminance": 0.44004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC1CD
secondary
#D5A39E
accent
#5648E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383