#4CACC4#4CACC4
#4CACC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.096 H 216.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CACC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 172, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 61%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.77, -20.97, -20.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.77, 29.46, 224.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.66% -0.0767 -0.0575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.66% 0.096 216.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6928, 35.0242, 57.5148) |
| Luminance | 0.3503 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.74
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.69
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.86
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.02
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.31
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CACC4 #C4644C
analogous
#4CC4A0 #4CACC4 #4C70C4
triadic
#4CACC4 #C44CAC #ACC44C
tetradic
#4CACC4 #A04CC4 #C4644C #70C44C
square
#4CACC4 #A04CC4 #C4644C #70C44C
split-complementary
#4CACC4 #C44C70 #C4A04C
monochromatic
#256171 #34899F #4CACC4 #7AC1D3 #A8D7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4CACC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#4CACC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CACC4
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CACC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CACC4 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA7C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9AC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cacc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 172, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.096 216.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac5d6',
500: '#4cacc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cacc4; $custom-light: #8ac5d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cacc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 172,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192,
"s": 50.42,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69658,
"c": 0.09583,
"h": 216.9
},
"luminance": 0.35027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CACC4
secondary
#D0A69C
accent
#6A4EDA
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8183