#4AC2CE#4AC2CE
#4AC2CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.106 H 204.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 194, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 64%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.56, -29.39, -15.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.56, 33.42, 208.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.22% -0.0968 -0.0441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.22% 0.106 204.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2516, 44.4920, 65.2160) |
| Luminance | 0.4450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.53
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.54
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.80
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.31
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.03
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC2CE #CE564A
analogous
#4ACE98 #4AC2CE #4A80CE
triadic
#4AC2CE #CE4AC2 #C2CE4A
tetradic
#4AC2CE #984ACE #CE564A #80CE4A
square
#4AC2CE #984ACE #CE564A #80CE4A
split-complementary
#4AC2CE #CE4A80 #CE984A
monochromatic
#22747C #2FA1AC #4AC2CE #7AD2DB #AAE2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#4AC2CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#4AC2CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC2CE
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC2CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC2CE | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FACCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac2ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 194, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.106 204.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd4dd',
500: '#4ac2ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac2ce; $custom-light: #8cd4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac2ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 194,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.455,
"s": 57.391,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75215,
"c": 0.10636,
"h": 204.5
},
"luminance": 0.44496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC2CE
secondary
#D6A39E
accent
#5547E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383