#4AD0DC#4AD0DC
#4AD0DC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.517; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.115 H 203.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD0DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 208, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.4%, 5.5%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.12, -32.09, -16.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.12, 36.13, 207.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.05% -0.1052 -0.046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.05% 0.115 203.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2926, 51.7306, 75.6632) |
| Luminance | 0.5173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 2.80
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.46
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.11
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 7.10
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.57
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 8.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD0DC #DC564A
analogous
#4ADC9F #4AD0DC #4A87DC
triadic
#4AD0DC #DC4AD0 #D0DC4A
tetradic
#4AD0DC #9F4ADC #DC564A #87DC4A
square
#4AD0DC #9F4ADC #DC564A #87DC4A
split-complementary
#4AD0DC #DC4A87 #DC9F4A
monochromatic
#1C8690 #26B6C3 #4AD0DC #7DDDE6 #B1EBF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#4AD0DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.35
#4AD0DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD0DC
11.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD0DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD0DC | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.35 | 11.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C8DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB8DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad0dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 208, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.115 203.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fdee6',
500: '#4ad0dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad0dc; $custom-light: #8fdee6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad0dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 208,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.932,
"s": 67.593,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79048,
"c": 0.11482,
"h": 203.6
},
"luminance": 0.51735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD0DC
secondary
#953D35
accent
#4C3DEA
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7F8484