#4CD9CE#4CD9CE
#4CD9CE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.120 H 187.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CD9CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 217, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 65%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 5.1%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.39, -39.86, -5.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.39, 40.27, 188.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.77% -0.1192 -0.016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.77% 0.12 187.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9288, 55.6141, 67.0635) |
| Luminance | 0.5562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.32
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.74
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.61
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 7.28
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 7.40
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CD9CE #D94C57
analogous
#4CD987 #4CD9CE #4C9ED9
triadic
#4CD9CE #CE4CD9 #D9CE4C
tetradic
#4CD9CE #874CD9 #D94C57 #9ED94C
square
#4CD9CE #874CD9 #D94C57 #9ED94C
split-complementary
#4CD9CE #D94C9E #D9874C
monochromatic
#1E8D84 #29BFB3 #4CD9CE #7EE4DC #B1EEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#4CD9CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.12
#4CD9CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CD9CE
12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CD9CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CD9CE | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.12 | 12.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CECECE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9BECF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cd9ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 217, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.120 187.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fe5dc',
500: '#4cd9ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cd9ce; $custom-light: #8fe5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cd9ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 217,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.319,
"s": 64.977,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80765,
"c": 0.1203,
"h": 187.7
},
"luminance": 0.55618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CD9CE
secondary
#92373E
accent
#404DE8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484