#4AD0E1#4AD0E1
#4AD0E1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.520; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.116 H 207.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD0E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 208, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 7.6%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.28, -30.64, -19.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.28, 36.07, 211.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.23% -0.1031 -0.0529) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.23% 0.116 207.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9647, 51.9994, 79.2029) |
| Luminance | 0.5200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 2.89
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 5.99
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.05
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 6.87
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.85
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD0E1 #E15B4A
analogous
#4AE1A6 #4AD0E1 #4A84E1
triadic
#4AD0E1 #E14AD0 #D0E14A
tetradic
#4AD0E1 #A64AE1 #E15B4A #84E14A
square
#4AD0E1 #A64AE1 #E15B4A #84E14A
split-complementary
#4AD0E1 #E14A84 #E1A64A
monochromatic
#198997 #22B9CC #4AD0E1 #7EDEEA #B3EBF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#4AD0E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.40
#4AD0E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD0E1
11.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD0E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD0E1 | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.40 | 11.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC8E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B8E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad0e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 208, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.116 207.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fdeea',
500: '#4ad0e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad0e1; $custom-light: #8fdeea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad0e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 208,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.755,
"s": 71.564,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79231,
"c": 0.11591,
"h": 207.1
},
"luminance": 0.52004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD0E1
secondary
#9B3F34
accent
#4E39EE
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFD
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7F8484