#4AC9D6#4AC9D6
#4AC9D6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.111 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC9D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 201, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 63%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 65%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 6.1%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.88, -30.47, -16.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.88, 34.77, 208.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.17% -0.1006 -0.0464) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.17% 0.111 204.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8431, 48.0802, 70.9967) |
| Luminance | 0.4808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.14
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.01
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.02
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.83
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC9D6 #D6574A
analogous
#4AD69D #4AC9D6 #4A83D6
triadic
#4AC9D6 #D64AC9 #C9D64A
tetradic
#4AC9D6 #9D4AD6 #D6574A #83D64A
square
#4AC9D6 #9D4AD6 #D6574A #83D64A
split-complementary
#4AC9D6 #D64A83 #D69D4A
monochromatic
#1F7D87 #2AACB9 #4AC9D6 #7CD8E1 #AEE7ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#4AC9D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#4AC9D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC9D6
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC9D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC9D6 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9C1D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B2D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac9d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 201, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.111 204.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd9e2',
500: '#4ac9d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac9d6; $custom-light: #8dd9e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac9d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 201,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.571,
"s": 63.063,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77172,
"c": 0.11082,
"h": 204.8
},
"luminance": 0.48084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC9D6
secondary
#DBA7A1
accent
#5142E6
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383