#4AC9CC#4AC9CC
#4AC9CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.110 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 201, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.56, -33.33, -11.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.56, 35.36, 199.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.82% -0.1048 -0.0327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.82% 0.11 197.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6050, 47.5850, 64.4761) |
| Luminance | 0.4759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.61
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.50
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.73
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.00
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC9CC #CC4D4A
analogous
#4ACC8E #4AC9CC #4A88CC
triadic
#4AC9CC #CC4AC9 #C9CC4A
tetradic
#4AC9CC #8E4ACC #CC4D4A #88CC4A
square
#4AC9CC #8E4ACC #CC4D4A #88CC4A
split-complementary
#4AC9CC #CC4A88 #CC8E4A
monochromatic
#227779 #30A6A9 #4AC9CC #7AD7D9 #A9E5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#4AC9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.52
#4AC9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC9CC
10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC9CC | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.52 | 10.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 201, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.110 197.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdadb',
500: '#4ac9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac9cc; $custom-light: #8cdadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 201,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.385,
"s": 56.034,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76815,
"c": 0.1098,
"h": 197.3
},
"luminance": 0.47589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC9CC
secondary
#D49F9D
accent
#4C48DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383