#4CD9CF#4CD9CF
#4CD9CF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.557; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.120 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CD9CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 217, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 65%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 4.6%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.42, -39.59, -6.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.42, 40.07, 188.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.8% -0.1188 -0.0174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.8% 0.12 188.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0507, 55.6629, 67.7053) |
| Luminance | 0.5567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.51
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.56
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.34
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 7.32
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 7.58
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CD9CF #D94C56
analogous
#4CD989 #4CD9CF #4C9CD9
triadic
#4CD9CF #CF4CD9 #D9CF4C
tetradic
#4CD9CF #894CD9 #D94C56 #9CD94C
square
#4CD9CF #894CD9 #D94C56 #9CD94C
split-complementary
#4CD9CF #D94C9C #D9894C
monochromatic
#1E8D85 #29BFB5 #4CD9CF #7EE4DD #B1EEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#4CD9CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.13
#4CD9CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CD9CF
12.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CD9CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CD9CF | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.13 | 12.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDCECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BED0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cd9cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 217, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.120 188.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fe5dd',
500: '#4cd9cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cd9cf; $custom-light: #8fe5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cd9cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 217,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.745,
"s": 64.977,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80797,
"c": 0.12006,
"h": 188.3
},
"luminance": 0.55667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CD9CF
secondary
#92373D
accent
#404CE8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484