#4AD8DF#4AD8DF
#4AD8DF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.559; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.119 H 199.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD8DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 216, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 70%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 3.1%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.55, -35.01, -14.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.55, 37.91, 202.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.05% -0.1119 -0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.05% 0.119 199.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6933, 55.8907, 78.4411) |
| Luminance | 0.5589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 3.22
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.80
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.61
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 6.23
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 7.00
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD8DF #DF514A
analogous
#4ADF9B #4AD8DF #4A8DDF
triadic
#4AD8DF #DF4AD8 #D8DF4A
tetradic
#4AD8DF #9B4ADF #DF514A #8DDF4A
square
#4AD8DF #9B4ADF #DF514A #8DDF4A
split-complementary
#4AD8DF #DF4A8D #DF9B4A
monochromatic
#1A8F94 #23C1C8 #4AD8DF #7EE3E8 #B2EEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#4AD8DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.18
#4AD8DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD8DF
12.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD8DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD8DF | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.18 | 12.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CFE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2BEE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E0DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad8df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 216, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.119 199.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90e4e9',
500: '#4ad8df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad8df; $custom-light: #90e4e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad8df",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 216,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.819,
"s": 69.953,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81045,
"c": 0.11894,
"h": 199.8
},
"luminance": 0.55895
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD8DF
secondary
#993934
accent
#433BED
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7F8484