#4AC9BB#4AC9BB
#4AC9BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.113 H 184.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC9BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 201, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 0%, 7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.07, -37.97, -3.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.07, 38.11, 185.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.25% -0.1122 -0.0096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.25% 0.113 184.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6762, 46.8135, 54.3179) |
| Luminance | 0.4682 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.86
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.17
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.41
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.59
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.54
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC9BB #C94A58
analogous
#4AC97C #4AC9BB #4A98C9
triadic
#4AC9BB #BB4AC9 #C9BB4A
tetradic
#4AC9BB #7C4AC9 #C94A58 #98C94A
square
#4AC9BB #7C4AC9 #C94A58 #98C94A
split-complementary
#4AC9BB #C94A98 #C97C4A
monochromatic
#23766C #31A598 #4AC9BB #79D7CD #A8E5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#4AC9BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.36
#4AC9BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC9BB
10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC9BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC9BB | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.36 | 10.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBEBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB0BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac9bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 201, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.113 184.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdacf',
500: '#4ac9bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac9bb; $custom-light: #8bdacf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac9bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 201,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.386,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76253,
"c": 0.11261,
"h": 184.9
},
"luminance": 0.46817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC9BB
secondary
#D29CA2
accent
#4A5BDD
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382