#4BABBC#4BABBC
#4BABBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.093 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BABBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 171, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.16, -23.03, -17.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.16, 28.73, 216.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.07% -0.0794 -0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.07% 0.093 210.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5379, 34.2498, 52.7795) |
| Luminance | 0.3425 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.82
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.79
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.91
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BABBC #BC5C4B
analogous
#4BBC95 #4BABBC #4B73BC
triadic
#4BABBC #BC4BAB #ABBC4B
tetradic
#4BABBC #954BBC #BC5C4B #73BC4B
square
#4BABBC #954BBC #BC5C4B #73BC4B
split-complementary
#4BABBC #BC4B73 #BC954B
monochromatic
#265D66 #378593 #4BABBC #78C0CD #A4D5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#4BABBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#4BABBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BABBC
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BABBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BABBC | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA5BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C99BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4babbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 171, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.093 210.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c4d0',
500: '#4babbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4babbc; $custom-light: #89c4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4babbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 171,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.027,
"s": 45.749,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6907,
"c": 0.0926,
"h": 210.9
},
"luminance": 0.34253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BABBC
secondary
#CAA099
accent
#6652D5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182