#4CAACC#4CAACC
#4CAACC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.101 H 225.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CAACC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 170, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.47, -17.48, -25.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.47, 30.99, 235.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.52% -0.0715 -0.0714) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.52% 0.101 225) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2500, 34.6427, 62.3129) |
| Luminance | 0.3465 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.85
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.76
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.40
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.44
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.56
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CAACC #CC6E4C
analogous
#4CCCAE #4CAACC #4C6ACC
triadic
#4CAACC #CC4CAA #AACC4C
tetradic
#4CAACC #AE4CCC #CC6E4C #6ACC4C
square
#4CAACC #AE4CCC #CC6E4C #6ACC4C
split-complementary
#4CAACC #CC4C6A #CCAE4C
monochromatic
#23637B #318AAA #4CAACC #7CC1DA #ABD7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#4CAACC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#4CAACC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CAACC
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CAACC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CAACC | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A7CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8599CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4caacc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 170, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.101 225.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc3db',
500: '#4caacc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4caacc; $custom-light: #8bc3db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4caacc",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 170,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.938,
"s": 55.652,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69516,
"c": 0.101,
"h": 225
},
"luminance": 0.34646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CAACC
secondary
#D5AD9F
accent
#7149DF
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183