#4AC9A3#4AC9A3
#4AC9A3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.125 H 169.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC9A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 201, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 0%, 18.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.46, -43.98, 8.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.46, 44.84, 168.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.56% -0.1231 0.0224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.56% 0.125 169.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3182, 45.8703, 41.8993) |
| Luminance | 0.4587 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.58
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.80
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.44
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.82
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.14
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC9A3 #C94A70
analogous
#4AC964 #4AC9A3 #4AB0C9
triadic
#4AC9A3 #A34AC9 #C9A34A
tetradic
#4AC9A3 #644AC9 #C94A70 #B0C94A
square
#4AC9A3 #644AC9 #C94A70 #B0C94A
split-complementary
#4AC9A3 #C94AB0 #C9644A
monochromatic
#23765D #31A582 #4AC9A3 #79D7BB #A8E5D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#4AC9A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#4AC9A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC9A3
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC9A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC9A3 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4BCA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2AFA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac9a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 201, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.125 169.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adabe',
500: '#4ac9a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac9a3; $custom-light: #8adabe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac9a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 201,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.047,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75555,
"c": 0.12514,
"h": 169.7
},
"luminance": 0.45873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC9A3
secondary
#D29CAD
accent
#4A76DD
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381