#4AC9DC#4AC9DC

#4AC9DC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.112 H 209.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4AC9DC
RGBrgb(74, 201, 220)
HSLhsl(188, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(188, 66%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(66.4%, 8.6%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(75.07, -28.71, -19.69)
CIE-LCHlch(75.07, 34.82, 214.45°)
OKLaboklab(77.4% -0.0982 -0.0547)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.112 209.1)
XYZxyz(36.6235, 48.3924, 75.1068)
Luminance0.4840 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4AC9DC #DC5D4A
analogous
#4ADCA6 #4AC9DC #4A80DC
triadic
#4AC9DC #DC4AC9 #C9DC4A
tetradic
#4AC9DC #A64ADC #DC5D4A #80DC4A
square
#4AC9DC #A64ADC #DC5D4A #80DC4A
split-complementary
#4AC9DC #DC4A80 #DCA64A
monochromatic
#1C8190 #26AFC3 #4AC9DC #7DD8E6 #B1E8F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97
#4AC9DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.68
#4AC9DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AC9DC
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4AC9DC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##4AC9DC1.001.9710.6810.68
#FFFFFF1.971.0021.0021.00
#00000010.6821.001.001.00
##00000010.6821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8C2DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B2DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4ac9dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 201, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.112 209.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ed9e6',
    500: '#4ac9dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4ac9dc;
$custom-light: #8ed9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4ac9dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 201,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.808,
    "s": 67.593,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77396,
    "c": 0.11239,
    "h": 209.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.48396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4AC9DC
secondary
#DEABA4
accent
#543DEA
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8384

Preview Lab

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#4AC9DC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva