#4CC9C8#4CC9C8
#4CC9C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.109 H 194.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CC9C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 201, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 0.5%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.49, -34.12, -9.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.49, 35.48, 195.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.73% -0.1055 -0.027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.73% 0.109 194.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2879, 47.4762, 61.9892) |
| Luminance | 0.4748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.46
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.31
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.88
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.30
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CC9C8 #C94C4D
analogous
#4CC98A #4CC9C8 #4C8CC9
triadic
#4CC9C8 #C84CC9 #C9C84C
tetradic
#4CC9C8 #8A4CC9 #C94C4D #8CC94C
square
#4CC9C8 #8A4CC9 #C94C4D #8CC94C
split-complementary
#4CC9C8 #C94C8C #C98A4C
monochromatic
#247776 #32A6A5 #4CC9C8 #7BD7D6 #AAE5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#4CC9C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#4CC9C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CC9C8
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CC9C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CC9C8 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC0C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B1C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cc9c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 201, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.109 194.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddad8',
500: '#4cc9c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cc9c8; $custom-light: #8ddad8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cc9c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 201,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.52,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76734,
"c": 0.10892,
"h": 194.4
},
"luminance": 0.4748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CC9C8
secondary
#D39E9E
accent
#4B4CDD
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFA
border
#CCD3D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383