#4AC9D7#4AC9D7
#4AC9D7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.111 H 205.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC9D7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 201, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 64%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 66%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.6%, 6.5%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.91, -30.18, -17.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.91, 34.75, 209.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.21% -0.1002 -0.0478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.21% 0.111 205.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9712, 48.1314, 71.6713) |
| Luminance | 0.4814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.13
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.32
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.96
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.18
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.53
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC9D7 #D7584A
analogous
#4AD79E #4AC9D7 #4A83D7
triadic
#4AC9D7 #D74AC9 #C9D74A
tetradic
#4AC9D7 #9E4AD7 #D7584A #83D74A
square
#4AC9D7 #9E4AD7 #D7584A #83D74A
split-complementary
#4AC9D7 #D74A83 #D79E4A
monochromatic
#1E7E88 #29ACBB #4AC9D7 #7CD8E2 #AEE7ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#4AC9D7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.63
#4AC9D7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC9D7
10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC9D7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC9D7 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.63 | 10.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9C1D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4B2D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac9d7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 201, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.111 205.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd9e3',
500: '#4ac9d7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac9d7; $custom-light: #8dd9e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac9d7",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 201,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.957,
"s": 63.801,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77209,
"c": 0.11104,
"h": 205.5
},
"luminance": 0.48135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC9D7
secondary
#DBA7A2
accent
#5141E7
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383