#4CADA5#4CADA5
#4CADA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.092 H 187.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CADA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 173, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 56%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.1%, 0%, 4.6%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.07, -30.32, -4.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.07, 30.65, 188.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.77% -0.0909 -0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.77% 0.092 187.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7126, 34.1378, 40.8769) |
| Luminance | 0.3414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.00
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.19
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.24
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.25
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CADA5 #AD4C54
analogous
#4CAD75 #4CADA5 #4C85AD
triadic
#4CADA5 #A54CAD #ADA54C
tetradic
#4CADA5 #754CAD #AD4C54 #85AD4C
square
#4CADA5 #754CAD #AD4C54 #85AD4C
split-complementary
#4CADA5 #AD4C85 #AD754C
monochromatic
#275854 #39827C #4CADA5 #74C2BC #9FD5D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#4CADA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#4CADA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CADA5
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CADA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CADA5 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A5A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9599A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cada5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 173, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.092 187.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c6bf',
500: '#4cada5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cada5; $custom-light: #87c6bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cada5",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 173,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.052,
"s": 38.956,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68768,
"c": 0.09174,
"h": 187.9
},
"luminance": 0.3414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CADA5
secondary
#C19397
accent
#5963CF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281