#4AC2A9#4AC2A9
#4AC2A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.113 H 176.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC2A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 194, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.9%, 0%, 12.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.49, -39.44, 2.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.49, 39.53, 176.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74% -0.113 0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74% 0.113 176.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2739, 42.9009, 44.2664) |
| Luminance | 0.4290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.89
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.08
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.62
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.68
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.32
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC2A9 #C24A63
analogous
#4AC26D #4AC2A9 #4A9FC2
triadic
#4AC2A9 #A94AC2 #C2A94A
tetradic
#4AC2A9 #6D4AC2 #C24A63 #9FC24A
square
#4AC2A9 #6D4AC2 #C24A63 #9FC24A
split-complementary
#4AC2A9 #C24A9F #C26D4A
monochromatic
#256D5E #349B85 #4AC2A9 #78D1BF #A6E1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#4AC2A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#4AC2A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC2A9
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC2A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC2A9 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AAAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac2a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 194, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.113 176.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d5c2',
500: '#4ac2a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac2a9; $custom-light: #89d5c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac2a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 194,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.5,
"s": 49.587,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73995,
"c": 0.11318,
"h": 176.7
},
"luminance": 0.42904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC2A9
secondary
#CE9AA5
accent
#4F6CD9
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381