#4AC9CF#4AC9CF
#4AC9CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.110 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC9CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 201, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 64%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.65, -32.48, -13.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.65, 35.09, 202.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.92% -0.1035 -0.0368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.92% 0.11 199.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9683, 47.7303, 66.3894) |
| Luminance | 0.4773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.07
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.46
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.01
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.31
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC9CF #CF504A
analogous
#4ACF93 #4AC9CF #4A86CF
triadic
#4AC9CF #CF4AC9 #C9CF4A
tetradic
#4AC9CF #934ACF #CF504A #86CF4A
square
#4AC9CF #934ACF #CF504A #86CF4A
split-complementary
#4AC9CF #CF4A86 #CF934A
monochromatic
#21797D #2EA8AE #4AC9CF #7AD7DC #ABE6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#4AC9CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#4AC9CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC9CF
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC9CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC9CF | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC0D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac9cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 201, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.110 199.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddadd',
500: '#4ac9cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac9cf; $custom-light: #8ddadd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac9cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 201,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.707,
"s": 58.079,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7692,
"c": 0.10989,
"h": 199.6
},
"luminance": 0.47734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC9CF
secondary
#D6A19F
accent
#4D46E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383