#4CAEAD#4CAEAD
#4CAEAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.091 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CAEAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 174, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 56%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.61, -28.63, -8.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.61, 29.77, 195.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.28% -0.0884 -0.0226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.28% 0.091 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6562, 34.8232, 44.8965) |
| Luminance | 0.3483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.15
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.23
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.12
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CAEAD #AE4C4D
analogous
#4CAE7C #4CAEAD #4C7EAE
triadic
#4CAEAD #AD4CAE #AEAD4C
tetradic
#4CAEAD #7C4CAE #AE4C4D #7EAE4C
square
#4CAEAD #7C4CAE #AE4C4D #7EAE4C
split-complementary
#4CAEAD #AE4C7E #AE7C4C
monochromatic
#275958 #398383 #4CAEAD #75C3C2 #9FD5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#4CAEAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#4CAEAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CAEAD
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CAEAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CAEAD | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A6AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949AAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4caead; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 174, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.091 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c6c5',
500: '#4caead',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4caead; $custom-light: #88c6c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4caead",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 174,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.388,
"s": 39.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69282,
"c": 0.09128,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.34826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CAEAD
secondary
#C29494
accent
#595ACF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281