#4DC9CC#4DC9CC
#4DC9CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.108 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DC9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 201, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.3%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.64, -32.85, -11.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.64, 34.86, 199.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.9% -0.1033 -0.0324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.9% 0.108 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8415, 47.7069, 64.4872) |
| Luminance | 0.4771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.79
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.56
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.75
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.08
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DC9CC #CC504D
analogous
#4DCC8F #4DC9CC #4D8ACC
triadic
#4DC9CC #CC4DC9 #C9CC4D
tetradic
#4DC9CC #8F4DCC #CC504D #8ACC4D
square
#4DC9CC #8F4DCC #CC504D #8ACC4D
split-complementary
#4DC9CC #CC4D8A #CC8F4D
monochromatic
#23797B #31A8AB #4DC9CC #7DD7DA #ACE6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#4DC9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#4DC9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DC9CC
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DC9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DC9CC | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4dc9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 201, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.108 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8edadb',
500: '#4dc9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4dc9cc; $custom-light: #8edadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4dc9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 201,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.417,
"s": 55.459,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.769,
"c": 0.10825,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.47711
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DC9CC
secondary
#D5A1A0
accent
#4D49DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383