#4EC9C3#4EC9C3
#4EC9C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.108 H 190.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC9C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 201, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 0%, 3%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.40, -35.16, -7.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.40, 35.88, 191.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.63% -0.1066 -0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.63% 0.109 190.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8745, 47.3295, 58.9695) |
| Luminance | 0.4733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.07
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.91
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.24
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.36
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.60
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC9C3 #C94E54
analogous
#4EC985 #4EC9C3 #4E92C9
triadic
#4EC9C3 #C34EC9 #C9C34E
tetradic
#4EC9C3 #854EC9 #C94E54 #92C94E
square
#4EC9C3 #854EC9 #C94E54 #92C94E
split-complementary
#4EC9C3 #C94E92 #C9854E
monochromatic
#257874 #33A7A1 #4EC9C3 #7DD7D3 #ACE6E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#4EC9C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.47
#4EC9C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC9C3
10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC9C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC9C3 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.47 | 10.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBFC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB1C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec9c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 201, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.108 190.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddad5',
500: '#4ec9c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec9c3; $custom-light: #8ddad5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec9c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 201,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.073,
"s": 53.247,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76625,
"c": 0.1085,
"h": 190.6
},
"luminance": 0.47333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC9C3
secondary
#D39FA2
accent
#4B52DD
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFA
border
#CCD3D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383