#4AE1C5#4AE1C5
#4AE1C5 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.593; OKLCH L 82.4% C 0.132 H 177.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AE1C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 225, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 0%, 12.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.47, -46.01, 2.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.47, 46.06, 177.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.37% -0.1321 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.37% 0.132 177.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8224, 59.3330, 62.1662) |
| Luminance | 0.5934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 2.76
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.79
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.10
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.57
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.09
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AE1C5 #E14A66
analogous
#4AE179 #4AE1C5 #4AB1E1
triadic
#4AE1C5 #C54AE1 #E1C54A
tetradic
#4AE1C5 #794AE1 #E14A66 #B1E14A
square
#4AE1C5 #794AE1 #E14A66 #B1E14A
split-complementary
#4AE1C5 #E14AB1 #E1794A
monochromatic
#199780 #22CCAC #4AE1C5 #7EEAD6 #B3F2E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#4AE1C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.87
#4AE1C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AE1C5
12.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AE1C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AE1C5 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.87 | 12.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D4C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C4C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E4D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ae1c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 225, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.4% 0.132 177.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8febd6',
500: '#4ae1c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ae1c5; $custom-light: #8febd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ae1c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 225,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.874,
"s": 71.564,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82367,
"c": 0.1322,
"h": 177.8
},
"luminance": 0.59337
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AE1C5
secondary
#9B3447
accent
#395BEE
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483