#4BA899#4BA899
#4BA899 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.091 H 181.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BA899 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 168, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 38%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 55%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 0%, 8.9%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.18, -31.28, -0.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.18, 31.29, 181.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.11% -0.0913 -0.0021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.11% 0.091 181.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6515, 31.7989, 35.0749) |
| Luminance | 0.3180 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.83
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.22
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.50
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BA899 #A84B5A
analogous
#4BA86B #4BA899 #4B88A8
triadic
#4BA899 #994BA8 #A8994B
tetradic
#4BA899 #6B4BA8 #A84B5A #88A84B
square
#4BA899 #6B4BA8 #A84B5A #88A84B
split-complementary
#4BA899 #A84B88 #A86B4B
monochromatic
#25534C #387E72 #4BA899 #71BFB3 #9BD2C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#4BA899 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#4BA899 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BA899
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BA899 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BA899 | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19F98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93949A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#04ABA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ba899; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 168, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.091 181.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c2b7',
500: '#4ba899',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ba899; $custom-light: #86c2b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ba899",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 168,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.323,
"s": 38.272,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67111,
"c": 0.09134,
"h": 181.3
},
"luminance": 0.31801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BA899
secondary
#BF9098
accent
#5A6CCE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180