#4AC5AF#4AC5AF
#4AC5AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.113 H 179.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC5AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 197, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 62%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 11.2%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.55, -39.27, 0.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.55, 39.28, 178.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.91% -0.1134 0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.91% 0.113 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5245, 44.4803, 47.5260) |
| Luminance | 0.4448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.70
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.17
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.83
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.10
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.35
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC5AF #C54A60
analogous
#4AC571 #4AC5AF #4A9DC5
triadic
#4AC5AF #AF4AC5 #C5AF4A
tetradic
#4AC5AF #714AC5 #C54A60 #9DC54A
square
#4AC5AF #714AC5 #C54A60 #9DC54A
split-complementary
#4AC5AF #C54A9D #C5714A
monochromatic
#247163 #339F8C #4AC5AF #78D4C3 #A7E3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#4AC5AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#4AC5AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC5AF
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC5AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC5AF | 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)
#BDBAAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABACB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac5af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 197, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.113 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad7c6',
500: '#4ac5af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac5af; $custom-light: #8ad7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac5af",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 197,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.268,
"s": 51.464,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74909,
"c": 0.11344,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.44483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC5AF
secondary
#D09BA4
accent
#4D66DB
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382