#4BAAB3#4BAAB3
#4BAAB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.090 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BAAB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 170, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.1%, 5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.56, -25.15, -13.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.56, 28.34, 207.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.49% -0.0821 -0.0361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.49% 0.09 203.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4097, 33.4974, 47.7656) |
| Luminance | 0.3350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.18
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.92
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.68
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.05
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BAAB3 #B3544B
analogous
#4BB388 #4BAAB3 #4B76B3
triadic
#4BAAB3 #B34BAA #AAB34B
tetradic
#4BAAB3 #884BB3 #B3544B #76B34B
square
#4BAAB3 #884BB3 #B3544B #76B34B
split-complementary
#4BAAB3 #B34B76 #B3884B
monochromatic
#27585D #398188 #4BAAB3 #76BFC5 #A1D3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#4BAAB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#4BAAB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BAAB3
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BAAB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BAAB3 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.70 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA4B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E97B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4baab3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 170, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.090 203.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c3c9',
500: '#4baab3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4baab3; $custom-light: #88c3c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4baab3",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 170,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.192,
"s": 40.945,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68489,
"c": 0.08968,
"h": 203.8
},
"luminance": 0.335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BAAB3
secondary
#C49995
accent
#6257D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182