#4AC2C9#4AC2C9
#4AC2C9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.106 H 200.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC2C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 194, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.40, -30.83, -13.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.40, 33.63, 203.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.03% -0.0989 -0.0372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.03% 0.106 200.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6539, 44.2529, 62.0678) |
| Luminance | 0.4426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.35
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.80
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.26
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.33
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.86
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC2C9 #C9514A
analogous
#4AC991 #4AC2C9 #4A83C9
triadic
#4AC2C9 #C94AC2 #C2C94A
tetradic
#4AC2C9 #914AC9 #C9514A #83C94A
square
#4AC2C9 #914AC9 #C9514A #83C94A
split-complementary
#4AC2C9 #C94A83 #C9914A
monochromatic
#237176 #319EA5 #4AC2C9 #79D2D7 #A8E2E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#4AC2C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#4AC2C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC2C9
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC2C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC2C9 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.85 | 9.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BACA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ABCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac2c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 194, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.106 200.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd5d9',
500: '#4ac2c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac2c9; $custom-light: #8bd5d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac2c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 194,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.307,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75034,
"c": 0.10564,
"h": 200.6
},
"luminance": 0.44256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC2C9
secondary
#D29F9C
accent
#524ADD
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383