#4AD2CE#4AD2CE
#4AD2CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.520; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.116 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 210, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 60%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 0%, 1.9%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.28, -36.97, -8.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.28, 38.01, 193.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.04% -0.1131 -0.0246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.04% 0.116 192.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0062, 52.0011, 66.4675) |
| Luminance | 0.5201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.47
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.10
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.13
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.21
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD2CE #D24A4E
analogous
#4AD28A #4AD2CE #4A92D2
triadic
#4AD2CE #CE4AD2 #D2CE4A
tetradic
#4AD2CE #8A4AD2 #D24A4E #92D24A
square
#4AD2CE #8A4AD2 #D24A4E #92D24A
split-complementary
#4AD2CE #D24A92 #D28A4A
monochromatic
#20817F #2CB2AE #4AD2CE #7BDEDB #ACEAE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#4AD2CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.40
#4AD2CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD2CE
11.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD2CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD2CE | 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)
#C6C8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B8CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad2ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 210, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.116 192.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee0dc',
500: '#4ad2ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad2ce; $custom-light: #8ee0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad2ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 210,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.235,
"s": 60.177,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79038,
"c": 0.11573,
"h": 192.3
},
"luminance": 0.52005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD2CE
secondary
#89383A
accent
#4449E3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484