#4ECDC0#4ECDC0
#4ECDC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.113 H 185.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4ECDC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 205, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 0%, 6.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.50, -37.80, -3.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.50, 38.00, 185.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.49% -0.1121 -0.0112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.49% 0.113 185.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4833, 49.0844, 57.5159) |
| Luminance | 0.4909 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.06
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.62
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.10
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.37
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.67
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4ECDC0 #CD4E5B
analogous
#4ECD80 #4ECDC0 #4E9BCD
triadic
#4ECDC0 #C04ECD #CDC04E
tetradic
#4ECDC0 #804ECD #CD4E5B #9BCD4E
square
#4ECDC0 #804ECD #CD4E5B #9BCD4E
split-complementary
#4ECDC0 #CD4E9B #CD804E
monochromatic
#237D74 #31ADA0 #4ECDC0 #7EDAD1 #ADE8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#4ECDC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.82
#4ECDC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4ECDC0
10.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4ECDC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4ECDC0 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.82 | 10.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3C2C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B4C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ecdc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 205, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.113 185.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eddd3',
500: '#4ecdc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ecdc0; $custom-light: #8eddd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ecdc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 205,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.858,
"s": 55.947,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77492,
"c": 0.11267,
"h": 185.7
},
"luminance": 0.49088
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4ECDC0
secondary
#D6A1A6
accent
#4958DF
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FBF9
border
#CCD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382