#4DC5CD#4DC5CD
#4DC5CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.106 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DC5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 197, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.49, -30.65, -13.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.49, 33.68, 204.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.98% -0.0987 -0.0386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.98% 0.106 201.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0415, 45.9144, 64.8141) |
| Luminance | 0.4592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.20
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.50
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.68
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.79
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DC5CD #CD554D
analogous
#4DCD95 #4DC5CD #4D85CD
triadic
#4DC5CD #CD4DC5 #C5CD4D
tetradic
#4DC5CD #954DCD #CD554D #85CD4D
square
#4DC5CD #954DCD #CD554D #85CD4D
split-complementary
#4DC5CD #CD4D85 #CD954D
monochromatic
#23777D #30A5AC #4DC5CD #7DD5DA #ADE4E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#4DC5CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#4DC5CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DC5CD
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DC5CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DC5CD | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.18 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BDCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4dc5cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 197, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.106 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd7dc',
500: '#4dc5cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4dc5cd; $custom-light: #8dd7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4dc5cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 197,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.75,
"s": 56.14,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75981,
"c": 0.10603,
"h": 201.4
},
"luminance": 0.45918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DC5CD
secondary
#D6A3A0
accent
#5248DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383