#4BA3A4#4BA3A4
#4BA3A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.084 H 196.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA3A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 163, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 37%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 54%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.3%, 0.6%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.97, -25.88, -8.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.97, 27.25, 198.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.24% -0.0807 -0.0236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.24% 0.084 196.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6969, 30.3684, 39.7803) |
| Luminance | 0.3037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.38
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.39
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.12
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.50
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA3A4 #A44C4B
analogous
#4BA479 #4BA3A4 #4B77A4
triadic
#4BA3A4 #A44BA3 #A3A44B
tetradic
#4BA3A4 #794BA4 #A44C4B #77A44B
square
#4BA3A4 #794BA4 #A44C4B #77A44B
split-complementary
#4BA3A4 #A44B77 #A4794B
monochromatic
#255050 #38797A #4BA3A4 #6FBCBD #99D0D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#4BA3A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#4BA3A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA3A4
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA3A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA3A4 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999CA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B91A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba3a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 163, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.084 196.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bebe',
500: '#4ba3a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba3a4; $custom-light: #86bebe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba3a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 163,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.674,
"s": 37.238,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66243,
"c": 0.08411,
"h": 196.3
},
"luminance": 0.30371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA3A4
secondary
#BD8F8E
accent
#5C5BCD
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181