#4DA0AC#4DA0AC
#4DA0AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.082 H 207.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DA0AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 160, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 55%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.39, -21.67, -13.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.39, 25.75, 212.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.88% -0.0726 -0.0385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.88% 0.082 207.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0748, 29.6958, 43.5376) |
| Luminance | 0.2970 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.11
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.02
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.69
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.02
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.52
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DA0AC #AC594D
analogous
#4DAC89 #4DA0AC #4D71AC
triadic
#4DA0AC #AC4DA0 #A0AC4D
tetradic
#4DA0AC #894DAC #AC594D #71AC4D
square
#4DA0AC #894DAC #AC594D #71AC4D
split-complementary
#4DA0AC #AC4D71 #AC894D
monochromatic
#275157 #3A7982 #4DA0AC #75B8C1 #9FCDD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#4DA0AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.94
#4DA0AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4DA0AC
6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DA0AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DA0AC | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.94 | 6.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949BAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858FAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4da0ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 160, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.082 207.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bcc4',
500: '#4da0ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4da0ac; $custom-light: #87bcc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4da0ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 160,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.579,
"s": 38.153,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65881,
"c": 0.08212,
"h": 207.9
},
"luminance": 0.29698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DA0AC
secondary
#C19A94
accent
#685ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181