#4BA3A5#4BA3A5
#4BA3A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.084 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA3A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 163, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 55%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.00, -25.60, -9.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.00, 27.16, 199.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.28% -0.0803 -0.0251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.28% 0.084 197.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7875, 30.4047, 40.2578) |
| Luminance | 0.3041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.26
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.27
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.66
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.19
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.48
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA3A5 #A54D4B
analogous
#4BA57A #4BA3A5 #4B76A5
triadic
#4BA3A5 #A54BA3 #A3A54B
tetradic
#4BA3A5 #7A4BA5 #A54D4B #76A54B
square
#4BA3A5 #7A4BA5 #A54D4B #76A54B
split-complementary
#4BA3A5 #A54B76 #A57A4B
monochromatic
#255051 #38797B #4BA3A5 #6FBCBE #9AD0D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#4BA3A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#4BA3A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA3A5
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA3A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA3A5 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999CA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A91A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba3a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 163, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.084 197.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bebf',
500: '#4ba3a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba3a5; $custom-light: #86bebf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba3a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 163,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.333,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66278,
"c": 0.0841,
"h": 197.3
},
"luminance": 0.30407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA3A5
secondary
#BD908F
accent
#5D5ACD
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181