#4AD1E6#4AD1E6
#4AD1E6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.118 H 209.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD1E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 209, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 76%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 9.1%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.74, -29.65, -21.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.74, 36.35, 215.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.65% -0.1021 -0.0584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.65% 0.118 209.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9013, 52.7654, 82.9294) |
| Luminance | 0.5277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 3.47
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.74
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 6.75
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.34
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.89
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD1E6 #E65F4A
analogous
#4AE6AD #4AD1E6 #4A83E6
triadic
#4AD1E6 #E64AD1 #D1E64A
tetradic
#4AD1E6 #AD4AE6 #E65F4A #83E64A
square
#4AD1E6 #AD4AE6 #E65F4A #83E64A
split-complementary
#4AD1E6 #E64A83 #E6AD4A
monochromatic
#168DA0 #1DBDD5 #4AD1E6 #80DFED #B6ECF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#4AD1E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.55
#4AD1E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD1E6
11.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD1E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD1E6 | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.55 | 11.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFCAE7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B9E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DBD7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad1e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 209, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.118 209.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90dfee',
500: '#4ad1e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad1e6; $custom-light: #90dfee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad1e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 209,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.077,
"s": 75.728,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79653,
"c": 0.11768,
"h": 209.8
},
"luminance": 0.5277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD1E6
secondary
#A24132
accent
#4F35F2
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F5FCFE
border
#CFD5D6
text
#0E1516
muted
#7F8485