#4AD6CA#4AD6CA
#4AD6CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.538; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.120 H 186.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD6CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 214, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 63%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 65%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 5.6%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.35, -39.88, -5.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.35, 40.20, 187.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.87% -0.1189 -0.0144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.87% 0.12 186.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5264, 53.8091, 64.2741) |
| Luminance | 0.5381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.64
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.65
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.61
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.74
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 7.07
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD6CA #D64A56
analogous
#4AD684 #4AD6CA #4A9CD6
triadic
#4AD6CA #CA4AD6 #D6CA4A
tetradic
#4AD6CA #844AD6 #D64A56 #9CD64A
square
#4AD6CA #844AD6 #D64A56 #9CD64A
split-complementary
#4AD6CA #D64A9C #D6844A
monochromatic
#1F877E #2AB9AD #4AD6CA #7CE1D9 #AEEDE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#4AD6CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.76
#4AD6CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD6CA
11.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD6CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD6CA | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.76 | 11.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBCBCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6BBCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DBD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad6ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 214, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.120 186.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee3da',
500: '#4ad6ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad6ca; $custom-light: #8ee3da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad6ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 214,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.857,
"s": 63.063,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79868,
"c": 0.11973,
"h": 186.9
},
"luminance": 0.53813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD6CA
secondary
#8D373E
accent
#4250E6
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483