#4AC9CD#4AC9CD
#4AC9CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.110 H 198.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 201, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.59, -33.04, -12.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.59, 35.26, 200.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.85% -0.1044 -0.0341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.85% 0.11 198.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7253, 47.6331, 65.1098) |
| Luminance | 0.4764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.72
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.81
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.69
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.22
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC9CD #CD4E4A
analogous
#4ACD90 #4AC9CD #4A88CD
triadic
#4AC9CD #CD4AC9 #C9CD4A
tetradic
#4AC9CD #904ACD #CD4E4A #88CD4A
square
#4AC9CD #904ACD #CD4E4A #88CD4A
split-complementary
#4AC9CD #CD4A88 #CD904A
monochromatic
#22787B #2FA7AB #4AC9CD #7AD7DA #AAE6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#4AC9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#4AC9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC9CD
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC9CD | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 201, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.110 198.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdadc',
500: '#4ac9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac9cd; $custom-light: #8cdadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 201,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.832,
"s": 56.71,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7685,
"c": 0.10981,
"h": 198.1
},
"luminance": 0.47637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC9CD
secondary
#D59F9E
accent
#4C48E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383