#4BA596#4BA596
#4BA596 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.089 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA596 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 165, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 55%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.5%, 0%, 9.1%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.17, -30.62, -0.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.17, 30.62, 180.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.27% -0.0893 -0.0015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.27% 0.089 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8594, 30.6061, 33.6038) |
| Luminance | 0.3061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.65
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.49
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.83
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.93
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.49
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA596 #A54B5A
analogous
#4BA569 #4BA596 #4B87A5
triadic
#4BA596 #964BA5 #A5964B
tetradic
#4BA596 #694BA5 #A54B5A #87A54B
square
#4BA596 #694BA5 #A54B5A #87A54B
split-complementary
#4BA596 #A54B87 #A5694B
monochromatic
#25514A #387B70 #4BA596 #6FBEB1 #9AD1C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#4BA596 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#4BA596 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA596
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA596 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA596 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9C95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909297
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0FA8A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba596; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 165, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.089 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c0b4',
500: '#4ba596',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba596; $custom-light: #85c0b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba596",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 165,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66272,
"c": 0.0893,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.30608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA596
secondary
#BD8F96
accent
#5A6ECD
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180