#4CD9CB#4CD9CB
#4CD9CB is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.121 H 185.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CD9CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 217, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 65%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 6.5%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.31, -40.66, -4.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.31, 40.87, 185.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.67% -0.1205 -0.012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.67% 0.121 185.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5679, 55.4697, 65.1625) |
| Luminance | 0.5547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.81
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.54
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.46
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 6.67
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.73
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CD9CB #D94C5A
analogous
#4CD985 #4CD9CB #4CA0D9
triadic
#4CD9CB #CB4CD9 #D9CB4C
tetradic
#4CD9CB #854CD9 #D94C5A #A0D94C
square
#4CD9CB #854CD9 #D94C5A #A0D94C
split-complementary
#4CD9CB #D94CA0 #D9854C
monochromatic
#1E8D82 #29BFB0 #4CD9CB #7EE4DA #B1EEE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#4CD9CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.09
#4CD9CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CD9CB
12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CD9CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CD9CB | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.09 | 12.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CECDCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9BECD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cd9cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 217, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.121 185.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fe5da',
500: '#4cd9cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cd9cb; $custom-light: #8fe5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cd9cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 217,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.043,
"s": 64.977,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80671,
"c": 0.12113,
"h": 185.7
},
"luminance": 0.55474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CD9CB
secondary
#923740
accent
#4051E8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483