#4AC9DB#4AC9DB
#4AC9DB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.112 H 208.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AC9DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 201, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 67%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 8.2%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.04, -29.01, -19.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.04, 34.79, 213.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.36% -0.0986 -0.0533) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.36% 0.112 208.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4914, 48.3395, 74.4114) |
| Luminance | 0.4834 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.40
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.42
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.61
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.89
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.51
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AC9DB #DB5C4A
analogous
#4ADBA4 #4AC9DB #4A81DB
triadic
#4AC9DB #DB4AC9 #C9DB4A
tetradic
#4AC9DB #A44ADB #DB5C4A #81DB4A
square
#4AC9DB #A44ADB #DB5C4A #81DB4A
split-complementary
#4AC9DB #DB4A81 #DBA44A
monochromatic
#1C808E #26AEC1 #4AC9DB #7DD8E5 #B0E7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#4AC9DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.67
#4AC9DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AC9DB
10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AC9DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AC9DB | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.67 | 10.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8C2DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B2DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ac9db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 201, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.112 208.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed9e6',
500: '#4ac9db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ac9db; $custom-light: #8ed9e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ac9db",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 201,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.448,
"s": 66.82,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77358,
"c": 0.11208,
"h": 208.4
},
"luminance": 0.48344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AC9DB
secondary
#DEAAA3
accent
#533EEA
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8384