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#4ec2ac color: Melbourne Cup

#4ec2ac is rgb(78, 194, 172) in RGB and oklch(74.205% 0.10951 178.463) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

74.2%
0.110
178°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #4ec2ac

#4ec2ac is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 178°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.64:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melbourne Cup (#45c3ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #4ec2ac mixed with white

  1. 4ec2ac
  2. 65c8b4
  3. 79cfbc
  4. 8cd5c4
  5. 9ddbcc
  6. aee1d5
  7. bfe7dd
  8. cfede5
  9. dff3ee
  10. eff9f6

Darker: #4ec2ac mixed with black

  1. 4ec2ac
  2. 43a895
  3. 388f7f
  4. 2d7769
  5. 236054
  6. 194940
  7. 0f342d
  8. 07201b
  9. 020e0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #4ec2ac with less saturation

  1. 4ec2ac
  2. 5cc0ac
  3. 69beac
  4. 73bcac
  5. 7dbaac
  6. 86b7ac
  7. 8eb5ac
  8. 96b3ab
  9. 9eb0ab
  10. a5aeab

Questions about #4ec2ac

What color is #4ec2ac?

#4ec2ac is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(78, 194, 172), in HSL hsl(168.62, 48.74%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.205% 0.10951 178.463).

What colors go well with #4ec2ac?

The complementary color of #4ec2ac is #e48eaa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #79bf84 and #42bed0. The triadic partners are #b49ce7 and #df9a63.

Is white or black text more readable on #4ec2ac?

Black text reads better on #4ec2ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4ec2ac a warm or cool color?

#4ec2ac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 178 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.11.