#4AC4E9#4AC4E9
#4AC4E9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.118 H 221.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC4E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 196, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 78%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 68%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.2%, 15.9%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.07, -22.28, -28.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.07, 35.97, 231.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.74% -0.0882 -0.0789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.74% 0.118 221.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2659, 46.8147, 84.1471) |
| Luminance | 0.4682 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.45
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 5.66
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.77
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.27
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.41
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC4E9 #E96F4A
analogous
#4AE9BE #4AC4E9 #4A75E9
triadic
#4AC4E9 #E94AC4 #C4E94A
tetradic
#4AC4E9 #BE4AE9 #E96F4A #75E94A
square
#4AC4E9 #BE4AE9 #E96F4A #75E94A
split-complementary
#4AC4E9 #E94A75 #E9BE4A
monochromatic
#1483A5 #1BAEDB #4AC4E9 #81D6F0 #B7E8F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#4AC4E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.36
#4AC4E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC4E9
10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC4E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC4E9 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.36 | 10.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEBFEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98AFE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac4e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 196, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.118 221.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd6f0',
500: '#4ac4e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac4e9; $custom-light: #8fd6f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac4e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 196,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.962,
"s": 78.325,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76742,
"c": 0.11831,
"h": 221.8
},
"luminance": 0.46819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC4E9
secondary
#E6B7A9
accent
#3B0BDB
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8384