#4AC8B3#4AC8B3
#4AC8B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.115 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC8B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 200, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 0%, 10.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.56, -39.60, 0.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.56, 39.60, 179.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.76% -0.1147 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.76% 0.115 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6112, 46.0157, 49.8550) |
| Luminance | 0.4602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.01
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.73
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.03
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.16
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.24
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC8B3 #C84A5F
analogous
#4AC874 #4AC8B3 #4A9EC8
triadic
#4AC8B3 #B34AC8 #C8B34A
tetradic
#4AC8B3 #744AC8 #C84A5F #9EC84A
square
#4AC8B3 #744AC8 #C84A5F #9EC84A
split-complementary
#4AC8B3 #C84A9E #C8744A
monochromatic
#237467 #32A390 #4AC8B3 #79D6C7 #A8E5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#4AC8B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.20
#4AC8B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC8B3
10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC8B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC8B3 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.20 | 10.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BDB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAFB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac8b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 200, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.115 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd9c9',
500: '#4ac8b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac8b3; $custom-light: #8bd9c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac8b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 200,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 53.39,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75764,
"c": 0.11474,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.46019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC8B3
secondary
#D29CA5
accent
#4B63DD
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382