#4AD3CD#4AD3CD
#4AD3CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.117 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 211, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 61%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 65%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 0%, 2.8%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.55, -37.71, -7.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.55, 38.52, 191.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.24% -0.1145 -0.022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.24% 0.117 190.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1328, 52.4480, 65.9123) |
| Luminance | 0.5245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.59
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.67
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.44
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.11
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.67
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD3CD #D34A50
analogous
#4AD388 #4AD3CD #4A94D3
triadic
#4AD3CD #CD4AD3 #D3CD4A
tetradic
#4AD3CD #884AD3 #D34A50 #94D34A
square
#4AD3CD #884AD3 #D34A50 #94D34A
split-complementary
#4AD3CD #D34A94 #D3884A
monochromatic
#20837E #2CB4AE #4AD3CD #7BDFDB #ACEBE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#4AD3CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.49
#4AD3CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD3CD
11.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD3CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD3CD | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.49 | 11.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C8CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B9CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad3cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 211, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.117 190.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee1dc',
500: '#4ad3cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad3cd; $custom-light: #8ee1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad3cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 211,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.372,
"s": 60.889,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79244,
"c": 0.11663,
"h": 190.9
},
"luminance": 0.52452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD3CD
secondary
#8A373B
accent
#444BE4
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484