#4EC9CC#4EC9CC
#4EC9CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.108 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 201, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.67, -32.68, -11.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.67, 34.70, 199.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.93% -0.1028 -0.0323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.93% 0.108 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9229, 47.7489, 64.4910) |
| Luminance | 0.4775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.85
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.58
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.11
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC9CC #CC514E
analogous
#4ECC90 #4EC9CC #4E8ACC
triadic
#4EC9CC #CC4EC9 #C9CC4E
tetradic
#4EC9CC #904ECC #CC514E #8ACC4E
square
#4EC9CC #904ECC #CC514E #8ACC4E
split-complementary
#4EC9CC #CC4E8A #CC904E
monochromatic
#247A7C #31A9AB #4EC9CC #7ED7DA #ADE6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#4EC9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#4EC9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC9CC
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC9CC | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B2CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 201, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.108 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8edadb',
500: '#4ec9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec9cc; $custom-light: #8edadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 201,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.429,
"s": 55.263,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76929,
"c": 0.10772,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.47753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC9CC
secondary
#D5A2A1
accent
#4D49DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383