#4EC9CD#4EC9CD
#4EC9CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.108 H 198.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 201, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.70, -32.40, -12.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.70, 34.60, 200.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.96% -0.1023 -0.0336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.96% 0.108 198.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0432, 47.7970, 65.1247) |
| Luminance | 0.4780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.96
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.89
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.52
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.33
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC9CD #CD524E
analogous
#4ECD92 #4EC9CD #4E89CD
triadic
#4EC9CD #CD4EC9 #C9CD4E
tetradic
#4EC9CD #924ECD #CD524E #89CD4E
square
#4EC9CD #924ECD #CD524E #89CD4E
split-complementary
#4EC9CD #CD4E89 #CD924E
monochromatic
#237A7D #31A9AD #4EC9CD #7ED8DA #ADE6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#4EC9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#4EC9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC9CD
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC9CD | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B2CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 201, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.108 198.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8edadc',
500: '#4ec9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec9cd; $custom-light: #8edadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 201,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.89,
"s": 55.947,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76964,
"c": 0.10773,
"h": 198.2
},
"luminance": 0.47801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC9CD
secondary
#D6A3A1
accent
#4D49DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383