#4BA4B2#4BA4B2
#4BA4B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.087 H 209.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA4B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 164, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.73, -22.39, -15.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.73, 27.10, 214.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67% -0.0759 -0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67% 0.087 209.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2097, 31.2588, 46.8685) |
| Luminance | 0.3126 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.82
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.07
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.86
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.63
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.33
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA4B2 #B2594B
analogous
#4BB28C #4BA4B2 #4B71B2
triadic
#4BA4B2 #B24BA4 #A4B24B
tetradic
#4BA4B2 #8C4BB2 #B2594B #71B24B
square
#4BA4B2 #8C4BB2 #B2594B #71B24B
split-complementary
#4BA4B2 #B24B71 #B28C4B
monochromatic
#27555C #397C87 #4BA4B2 #75BAC5 #A0D0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#4BA4B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#4BA4B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA4B2
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA4B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA4B2 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979EB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8793B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba4b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 164, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.087 209.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bfc9',
500: '#4ba4b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba4b2; $custom-light: #87bfc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba4b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 164,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.155,
"s": 40.711,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67001,
"c": 0.08686,
"h": 209.1
},
"luminance": 0.31261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA4B2
secondary
#C49B95
accent
#6857D1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182