#4AD4CB#4AD4CB
#4AD4CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.118 H 188.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD4CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 212, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 62%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 65%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 0%, 4.2%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.79, -38.70, -6.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.79, 39.24, 189.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.42% -0.1164 -0.0181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.42% 0.118 188.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1421, 52.8505, 64.7320) |
| Luminance | 0.5285 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.54
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.57
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.59
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.99
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.04
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD4CB #D44A53
analogous
#4AD486 #4AD4CB #4A98D4
triadic
#4AD4CB #CB4AD4 #D4CB4A
tetradic
#4AD4CB #864AD4 #D44A53 #98D44A
square
#4AD4CB #864AD4 #D44A53 #98D44A
split-complementary
#4AD4CB #D44A98 #D4864A
monochromatic
#1F847E #2BB6AD #4AD4CB #7BE0D9 #ADEBE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#4AD4CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.57
#4AD4CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD4CB
11.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD4CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD4CB | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.57 | 11.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9C9CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad4cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 212, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.118 188.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee2da',
500: '#4ad4cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad4cb; $custom-light: #8ee2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad4cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 212,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.087,
"s": 61.607,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79419,
"c": 0.11781,
"h": 188.9
},
"luminance": 0.52855
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD4CB
secondary
#8B373D
accent
#434EE5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483