#4CAEAE#4CAEAE
#4CAEAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.091 H 195.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CAEAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 174, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 56%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 0%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.64, -28.36, -8.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.64, 29.65, 196.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.32% -0.088 -0.024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.32% 0.091 195.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7533, 34.8620, 45.4080) |
| Luminance | 0.3487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.46
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.52
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.74
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.28
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CAEAE #AE4C4C
analogous
#4CAE7D #4CAEAE #4C7DAE
triadic
#4CAEAE #AE4CAE #AEAE4C
tetradic
#4CAEAE #7D4CAE #AE4C4C #7DAE4C
square
#4CAEAE #7D4CAE #AE4C4C #7DAE4C
split-complementary
#4CAEAE #AE4C7D #AE7D4C
monochromatic
#275959 #398383 #4CAEAE #75C3C3 #9FD5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4CAEAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#4CAEAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CAEAE
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CAEAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CAEAE | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 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)
#A4A6AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949AAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4caeae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 174, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.091 195.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c6c6',
500: '#4caeae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4caeae; $custom-light: #88c6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4caeae",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 174,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 39.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69316,
"c": 0.09121,
"h": 195.3
},
"luminance": 0.34865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CAEAE
secondary
#C29494
accent
#5959CF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282