#4B9DA5#4B9DA5
#4B9DA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.080 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B9DA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 157, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 55%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.5%, 4.8%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.18, -22.55, -11.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.18, 25.44, 207.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.81% -0.0735 -0.0326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.81% 0.08 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7474, 28.3244, 39.9111) |
| Luminance | 0.2833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.07
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.85
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.13
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.87
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 9.11
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B9DA5 #A5534B
analogous
#4BA580 #4B9DA5 #4B70A5
triadic
#4B9DA5 #A54B9D #9DA54B
tetradic
#4B9DA5 #804BA5 #A5534B #70A54B
square
#4B9DA5 #804BA5 #A5534B #70A54B
split-complementary
#4B9DA5 #A54B70 #A5804B
monochromatic
#254D51 #38757B #4B9DA5 #6FB7BE #9ACCD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#4B9DA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.67
#4B9DA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4B9DA5
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B9DA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B9DA5 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.67 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9297A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848CA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b9da5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 157, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.080 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85babf',
500: '#4b9da5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b9da5; $custom-light: #85babf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b9da5",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 157,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.333,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64812,
"c": 0.08035,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.28326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B9DA5
secondary
#BD938F
accent
#655ACD
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1112
muted
#7D8081