#4AD1C8#4AD1C8
#4AD1C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.116 H 188.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD1C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 209, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 59%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 4.3%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.81, -38.15, -6.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.81, 38.66, 189.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.6% -0.1147 -0.0177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.6% 0.116 188.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0451, 51.2229, 62.6197) |
| Luminance | 0.5123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.41
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.13
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.33
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.57
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD1C8 #D14A53
analogous
#4AD184 #4AD1C8 #4A96D1
triadic
#4AD1C8 #C84AD1 #D1C84A
tetradic
#4AD1C8 #844AD1 #D14A53 #96D14A
square
#4AD1C8 #844AD1 #D14A53 #96D14A
split-complementary
#4AD1C8 #D14A96 #D1844A
monochromatic
#21807A #2DB1A8 #4AD1C8 #7BDDD7 #ACEAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#4AD1C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.25
#4AD1C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD1C8
11.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD1C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD1C8 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.25 | 11.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C6C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B7C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad1c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 209, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.116 188.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddfd8',
500: '#4ad1c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad1c8; $custom-light: #8ddfd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad1c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 209,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176,
"s": 59.471,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78601,
"c": 0.11603,
"h": 188.8
},
"luminance": 0.51227
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD1C8
secondary
#87383D
accent
#4550E3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483