#4AC8AE#4AC8AE
#4AC8AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.117 H 176.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC8AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 200, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 0%, 13%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.43, -40.86, 2.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.43, 40.96, 176.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.62% -0.117 0.0067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.62% 0.117 176.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1147, 45.8171, 47.2400) |
| Luminance | 0.4582 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.28
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.95
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.11
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.71
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.12
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC8AE #C84A64
analogous
#4AC86F #4AC8AE #4AA3C8
triadic
#4AC8AE #AE4AC8 #C8AE4A
tetradic
#4AC8AE #6F4AC8 #C84A64 #A3C84A
square
#4AC8AE #6F4AC8 #C84A64 #A3C84A
split-complementary
#4AC8AE #C84AA3 #C86F4A
monochromatic
#237464 #32A38C #4AC8AE #79D6C3 #A8E5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#4AC8AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.16
#4AC8AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC8AE
10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC8AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC8AE | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.16 | 10.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BCAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEAFB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac8ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 200, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.117 176.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad9c6',
500: '#4ac8ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac8ae; $custom-light: #8ad9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac8ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 200,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.619,
"s": 53.39,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75616,
"c": 0.1172,
"h": 176.7
},
"luminance": 0.4582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC8AE
secondary
#D29CA7
accent
#4B69DD
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382