#4AD3CF#4AD3CF
#4AD3CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.116 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD3CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 211, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 61%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 65%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 0%, 1.9%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.61, -37.16, -8.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.61, 38.21, 193.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.31% -0.1137 -0.0247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.31% 0.116 192.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3757, 52.5452, 67.1918) |
| Luminance | 0.5255 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.63
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.17
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.99
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.41
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD3CF #D34A4E
analogous
#4AD38A #4AD3CF #4A92D3
triadic
#4AD3CF #CF4AD3 #D3CF4A
tetradic
#4AD3CF #8A4AD3 #D34A4E #92D34A
square
#4AD3CF #8A4AD3 #D34A4E #92D34A
split-complementary
#4AD3CF #D34A92 #D38A4A
monochromatic
#208380 #2CB4B0 #4AD3CF #7BDFDC #ACEBE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#4AD3CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.51
#4AD3CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD3CF
11.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD3CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD3CF | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.51 | 11.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B9D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad3cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 211, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.116 192.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee1dd',
500: '#4ad3cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad3cf; $custom-light: #8ee1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad3cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 211,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.248,
"s": 60.889,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7931,
"c": 0.11633,
"h": 192.3
},
"luminance": 0.52549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD3CF
secondary
#8A373A
accent
#4448E4
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484