#4AD9CF#4AD9CF
#4AD9CF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.121 H 188.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD9CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 217, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 0%, 4.6%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.38, -39.89, -6.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.38, 40.38, 188.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.75% -0.1197 -0.0176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.75% 0.121 188.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8942, 55.5822, 67.6980) |
| Luminance | 0.5559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.51
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.53
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.30
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 7.30
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 7.63
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD9CF #D94A54
analogous
#4AD987 #4AD9CF #4A9CD9
triadic
#4AD9CF #CF4AD9 #D9CF4A
tetradic
#4AD9CF #874AD9 #D94A54 #9CD94A
square
#4AD9CF #874AD9 #D94A54 #9CD94A
split-complementary
#4AD9CF #D94A9C #D9874A
monochromatic
#1D8B84 #28BEB3 #4AD9CF #7DE4DC #AFEEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#4AD9CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.12
#4AD9CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD9CF
12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD9CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD9CF | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.12 | 12.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDCECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BED0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad9cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 217, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.121 188.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee5dd',
500: '#4ad9cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad9cf; $custom-light: #8ee5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad9cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 217,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.804,
"s": 65.297,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80747,
"c": 0.12098,
"h": 188.4
},
"luminance": 0.55587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD9CF
secondary
#91363C
accent
#404BE8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484