#4B9EA7#4B9EA7
#4B9EA7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.081 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B9EA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 158, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 55%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.1%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.55, -22.49, -12.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.55, 25.67, 208.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.13% -0.0737 -0.0342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.13% 0.081 204.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1007, 28.7375, 40.9339) |
| Luminance | 0.2874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.29
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.73
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.30
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.29
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.40
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B9EA7 #A7544B
analogous
#4BA782 #4B9EA7 #4B70A7
triadic
#4B9EA7 #A74B9E #9EA74B
tetradic
#4B9EA7 #824BA7 #A7544B #70A74B
square
#4B9EA7 #824BA7 #A7544B #70A74B
split-complementary
#4B9EA7 #A74B70 #A7824B
monochromatic
#254E53 #38767D #4B9EA7 #70B7BF #9BCCD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#4B9EA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#4B9EA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4B9EA7
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B9EA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B9EA7 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848DA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b9ea7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 158, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.081 204.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bbc1',
500: '#4b9ea7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b9ea7; $custom-light: #86bbc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b9ea7",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 158,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.87,
"s": 38.017,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6513,
"c": 0.08128,
"h": 204.9
},
"luminance": 0.2874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B9EA7
secondary
#BE948F
accent
#655ACE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1112
muted
#7D8081