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#4dcbca color: May Day

#4dcbca is rgb(77, 203, 202) in RGB and oklch(77.31% 0.10964 194.38) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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180°
100%

77.3%
0.110
194°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #4dcbca

#4dcbca is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 77.3% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 194°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.71:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is May Day (#53cbc4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #4dcbca mixed with white

  1. 4dcbca
  2. 66d0cf
  3. 7ad6d4
  4. 8ddbda
  5. 9fe0df
  6. b0e6e4
  7. c0ebea
  8. d0f0ef
  9. e0f5f4
  10. f0fafa

Darker: #4dcbca mixed with black

  1. 4dcbca
  2. 42b0af
  3. 379695
  4. 2c7d7c
  5. 226564
  6. 184d4d
  7. 0f3737
  8. 072222
  9. 020f0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #4dcbca with less saturation

  1. 4dcbca
  2. 5ec9c8
  3. 6bc7c6
  4. 78c5c4
  5. 82c3c2
  6. 8cc1c0
  7. 95bebd
  8. 9ebcbb
  9. a6bab9
  10. aeb7b7

Questions about #4dcbca

What color is #4dcbca?

#4dcbca is bright light cyan. The closest named color is May Day. In RGB it is rgb(77, 203, 202), in HSL hsl(179.52, 54.78%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.31% 0.10964 194.38).

What colors go well with #4dcbca?

The complementary color of #4dcbca is #f3989f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6bcba3 and #5cc4e9. The triadic partners are #cfa0e6 and #dfab61.

Is white or black text more readable on #4dcbca?

Black text reads better on #4dcbca: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4dcbca a warm or cool color?

#4dcbca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 194 degrees, its lightness 77.3% and its chroma 0.11.