#4CAFAE#4CAFAE
#4CAFAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.092 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CAFAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 175, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.6%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.94, -28.85, -8.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.94, 29.99, 195.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.56% -0.0891 -0.0228) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.56% 0.092 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9472, 35.2499, 45.4727) |
| Luminance | 0.3525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.08
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.18
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.08
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.37
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 8.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CAFAE #AF4C4D
analogous
#4CAF7D #4CAFAE #4C7FAF
triadic
#4CAFAE #AE4CAF #AFAE4C
tetradic
#4CAFAE #7D4CAF #AF4C4D #7FAF4C
square
#4CAFAE #7D4CAF #AF4C4D #7FAF4C
split-complementary
#4CAFAE #AF4C7F #AF7D4C
monochromatic
#275A59 #398484 #4CAFAE #75C3C2 #A0D6D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#4CAFAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#4CAFAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CAFAE
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CAFAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CAFAE | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A7AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959BAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cafae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 175, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.092 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c7c6',
500: '#4cafae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cafae; $custom-light: #88c7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cafae",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 175,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.394,
"s": 39.442,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6956,
"c": 0.09196,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.35252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CAFAE
secondary
#C29495
accent
#585ACF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282