#4AC5AE#4AC5AE

#4AC5AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.114 H 178.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AC5AE
RGB	rgb(74, 197, 174)
HSL	hsl(169, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(169, 62%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 11.7%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.52, -39.52, 1.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.52, 39.55, 177.88°)
OKLab	oklab(74.88% -0.1139 0.0033)
OKLCH	oklch(74.88% 0.114 178.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.4267, 44.4411, 47.0107)
Luminance	0.4444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AC5AE #C54A61

analogous

#4AC570 #4AC5AE #4A9FC5

triadic

#4AC5AE #AE4AC5 #C5AE4A

tetradic

#4AC5AE #704AC5 #C54A61 #9FC54A

square

#4AC5AE #704AC5 #C54A61 #9FC54A

split-complementary

#4AC5AE #C54A9F #C5704A

monochromatic

#247162 #339F8B #4AC5AE #78D4C3 #A7E3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#4AC5AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.89

#4AC5AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AC5AE

9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AC5AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AC5AE	1.00	2.12	9.89	9.89
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDBAAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABACB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C8BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ac5ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 197, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.114 178.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ad7c6',
    500: '#4ac5ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ac5ae;
$custom-light: #8ad7c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ac5ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 197,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.78,
    "s": 51.464,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7488,
    "c": 0.11392,
    "h": 178.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.44444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AC5AE

secondary

#D09BA5

accent

#4D67DB

background

#F9FDFC

surface

#F1FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0D1413

muted

#7E8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AC5AE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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