#4DD8DC#4DD8DC
#4DD8DC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.559; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.117 H 197.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DD8DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 216, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 65%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 1.8%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.53, -35.43, -12.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.53, 37.73, 200.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.02% -0.1118 -0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.02% 0.117 197.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5290, 55.8523, 76.3409) |
| Luminance | 0.5586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.48
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.69
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.17
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 6.81
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 6.98
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DD8DC #DC514D
analogous
#4DDC98 #4DD8DC #4D90DC
triadic
#4DD8DC #DC4DD8 #D8DC4D
tetradic
#4DD8DC #984DDC #DC514D #90DC4D
square
#4DD8DC #984DDC #DC514D #90DC4D
split-complementary
#4DD8DC #DC4D90 #DC984D
monochromatic
#1D8F92 #27C1C5 #4DD8DC #80E3E6 #B3EEF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#4DD8DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.17
#4DD8DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DD8DC
12.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DD8DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DD8DC | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.17 | 12.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACEDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BEDD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DFD9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4dd8dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 216, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.117 197.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e4e6',
500: '#4dd8dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4dd8dc; $custom-light: #91e4e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4dd8dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 216,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.678,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81017,
"c": 0.11742,
"h": 197.8
},
"luminance": 0.55857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DD8DC
secondary
#973936
accent
#433EEA
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7F8484