#4AD8CF#4AD8CF
#4AD8CF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.120 H 189.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD8CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 216, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 4.2%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.08, -39.44, -6.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.08, 40.00, 189.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.51% -0.1187 -0.0188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.51% 0.12 189) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6372, 55.0682, 67.6123) |
| Luminance | 0.5507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.12
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.93
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.93
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 7.58
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.73
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD8CF #D84A53
analogous
#4AD888 #4AD8CF #4A9AD8
triadic
#4AD8CF #CF4AD8 #D8CF4A
tetradic
#4AD8CF #884AD8 #D84A53 #9AD84A
square
#4AD8CF #884AD8 #D84A53 #9AD84A
split-complementary
#4AD8CF #D84A9A #D8884A
monochromatic
#1E8A83 #29BCB3 #4AD8CF #7CE3DC #AFEEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#4AD8CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.01
#4AD8CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD8CF
12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD8CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD8CF | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.01 | 12.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCCDCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7BDD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad8cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 216, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.120 189.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee4dd',
500: '#4ad8cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad8cf; $custom-light: #8ee4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad8cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 216,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.197,
"s": 64.545,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80507,
"c": 0.12017,
"h": 189
},
"luminance": 0.55073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD8CF
secondary
#90363C
accent
#404BE8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484