#4AD5DC#4AD5DC
#4AD5DC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.542; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.117 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD5DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 213, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.4%, 3.2%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.58, -34.46, -14.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.58, 37.35, 202.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.23% -0.1102 -0.0399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.23% 0.117 199.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5309, 54.2072, 76.0759) |
| Luminance | 0.5421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 3.28
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.41
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.41
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 6.76
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 7.70
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 8.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD5DC #DC514A
analogous
#4ADC9A #4AD5DC #4A8CDC
triadic
#4AD5DC #DC4AD5 #D5DC4A
tetradic
#4AD5DC #9A4ADC #DC514A #8CDC4A
square
#4AD5DC #9A4ADC #DC514A #8CDC4A
split-complementary
#4AD5DC #DC4A8C #DC9A4A
monochromatic
#1C8A90 #26BCC3 #4AD5DC #7DE1E6 #B1EDF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#4AD5DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.84
#4AD5DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD5DC
11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD5DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD5DC | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.84 | 11.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6CCDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0BCDD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDD7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad5dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 213, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.117 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fe2e6',
500: '#4ad5dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad5dc; $custom-light: #8fe2e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad5dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 213,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.877,
"s": 67.593,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8023,
"c": 0.11717,
"h": 199.9
},
"luminance": 0.54212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD5DC
secondary
#953A35
accent
#463DEA
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7F8484