#4DC5CE#4DC5CE
#4DC5CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.106 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DC5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 197, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 63%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.52, -30.37, -14.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.52, 33.63, 205.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.02% -0.0983 -0.04) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.02% 0.106 202.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1626, 45.9628, 65.4518) |
| Luminance | 0.4597 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.45
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.38
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.00
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.62
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DC5CE #CE564D
analogous
#4DCE96 #4DC5CE #4D84CE
triadic
#4DC5CE #CE4DC5 #C5CE4D
tetradic
#4DC5CE #964DCE #CE564D #84CE4D
square
#4DC5CE #964DCE #CE564D #84CE4D
split-complementary
#4DC5CE #CE4D84 #CE964D
monochromatic
#23787E #30A5AE #4DC5CE #7DD5DB #ADE4E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#4DC5CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.19
#4DC5CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DC5CE
10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DC5CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DC5CE | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.19 | 10.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BDCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4dc5ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 197, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.106 202.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd7dd',
500: '#4dc5ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4dc5ce; $custom-light: #8dd7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4dc5ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 197,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.186,
"s": 56.828,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76017,
"c": 0.10615,
"h": 202.1
},
"luminance": 0.45967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DC5CE
secondary
#D6A4A1
accent
#5248E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383