#4AD5CF#4AD5CF
#4AD5CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.118 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD5CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 213, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 62%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 65%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 0%, 2.8%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.20, -38.08, -8.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.20, 38.91, 191.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.79% -0.1157 -0.0223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.79% 0.118 190.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8757, 53.5451, 67.3585) |
| Luminance | 0.5355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.01
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.84
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.53
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.60
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD5CF #D54A50
analogous
#4AD58A #4AD5CF #4A96D5
triadic
#4AD5CF #CF4AD5 #D5CF4A
tetradic
#4AD5CF #8A4AD5 #D54A50 #96D54A
square
#4AD5CF #8A4AD5 #D54A50 #96D54A
split-complementary
#4AD5CF #D54A96 #D58A4A
monochromatic
#1F8681 #2BB7B1 #4AD5CF #7CE1DC #ADECE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#4AD5CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.71
#4AD5CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD5CF
11.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD5CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD5CF | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.71 | 11.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BBD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DBD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad5cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 213, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.118 190.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee2dd',
500: '#4ad5cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad5cf; $custom-light: #8ee2dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad5cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 213,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.41,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79789,
"c": 0.11782,
"h": 190.9
},
"luminance": 0.53549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD5CF
secondary
#8C373B
accent
#4249E5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484