#4DC9CA#4DC9CA
#4DC9CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.108 H 195.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DC9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 201, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.9%, 0.5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.58, -33.41, -10.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.58, 35.07, 197.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.83% -0.1041 -0.0296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.83% 0.108 195.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6032, 47.6116, 63.2320) |
| Luminance | 0.4762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.71
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.97
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.30
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.67
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DC9CA #CA4E4D
analogous
#4DCA8D #4DC9CA #4D8BCA
triadic
#4DC9CA #CA4DC9 #C9CA4D
tetradic
#4DC9CA #8D4DCA #CA4E4D #8BCA4D
square
#4DC9CA #8D4DCA #CA4E4D #8BCA4D
split-complementary
#4DC9CA #CA4D8B #CA8D4D
monochromatic
#247879 #32A7A8 #4DC9CA #7CD7D8 #ABE6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#4DC9CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.52
#4DC9CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DC9CA
10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DC9CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DC9CA | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.52 | 10.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B1CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4dc9ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 201, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.108 195.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddada',
500: '#4dc9ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4dc9ca; $custom-light: #8ddada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4dc9ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 201,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.48,
"s": 54.113,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76831,
"c": 0.10828,
"h": 195.9
},
"luminance": 0.47615
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DC9CA
secondary
#D49F9F
accent
#4B4ADD
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFA
border
#CCD3D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383