#4AD5CD#4AD5CD
#4AD5CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.118 H 189.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 213, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 62%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 65%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 0%, 3.8%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.14, -38.62, -7.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.14, 39.25, 190.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.72% -0.1165 -0.0196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.72% 0.118 189.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6327, 53.4479, 66.0789) |
| Luminance | 0.5345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.39
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.63
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.37
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.30
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.45
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD5CD #D54A52
analogous
#4AD588 #4AD5CD #4A98D5
triadic
#4AD5CD #CD4AD5 #D5CD4A
tetradic
#4AD5CD #884AD5 #D54A52 #98D54A
square
#4AD5CD #884AD5 #D54A52 #98D54A
split-complementary
#4AD5CD #D54A98 #D5884A
monochromatic
#1F8680 #2BB7AF #4AD5CD #7CE1DB #ADECE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#4AD5CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.69
#4AD5CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD5CD
11.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD5CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD5CD | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.69 | 11.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BBCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DAD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad5cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 213, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.118 189.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee2dc',
500: '#4ad5cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad5cd; $custom-light: #8ee2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad5cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 213,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.547,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79724,
"c": 0.11819,
"h": 189.6
},
"luminance": 0.53452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD5CD
secondary
#8C373C
accent
#424CE5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484