#4AC9DD#4AC9DD

#4AC9DD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.113 H 209.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4AC9DD
RGBrgb(74, 201, 221)
HSLhsl(188, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(188, 67%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(66.5%, 9%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LABlab(75.11, -28.41, -20.18)
CIE-LCHlch(75.11, 34.85, 215.39°)
OKLaboklab(77.43% -0.0978 -0.0561)
OKLCHoklch(77.43% 0.113 209.8)
XYZxyz(36.7563, 48.4455, 75.8064)
Luminance0.4845 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4AC9DD #DD5E4A
analogous
#4ADDA7 #4AC9DD #4A80DD
triadic
#4AC9DD #DD4AC9 #C9DD4A
tetradic
#4AC9DD #A74ADD #DD5E4A #80DD4A
square
#4AC9DD #A74ADD #DD5E4A #80DD4A
split-complementary
#4AC9DD #DD4A80 #DDA74A
monochromatic
#1B8191 #25AFC5 #4AC9DD #7ED8E7 #B1E8F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.96
#4AC9DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.69
#4AC9DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AC9DD
10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4AC9DD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##4AC9DD1.001.9610.6910.69
#FFFFFF1.961.0021.0021.00
#00000010.6921.001.001.00
##00000010.6921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8C2DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B2DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4ac9dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 201, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.113 209.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ed9e7',
    500: '#4ac9dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4ac9dd;
$custom-light: #8ed9e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4ac9dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 201,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.163,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77434,
    "c": 0.11272,
    "h": 209.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.4845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4AC9DD
secondary
#DFACA4
accent
#543DEB
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8384

Preview Lab

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#4AC9DD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva