#4BABBD#4BABBD
#4BABBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.093 H 211.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BABBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 171, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.3%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.19, -22.73, -17.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.19, 28.80, 217.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.11% -0.079 -0.049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.11% 0.093 211.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6461, 34.2931, 53.3492) |
| Luminance | 0.3430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.57
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.08
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.64
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BABBD #BD5D4B
analogous
#4BBD96 #4BABBD #4B72BD
triadic
#4BABBD #BD4BAB #ABBD4B
tetradic
#4BABBD #964BBD #BD5D4B #72BD4B
square
#4BABBD #964BBD #BD5D4B #72BD4B
split-complementary
#4BABBD #BD4B72 #BD964B
monochromatic
#265D68 #368694 #4BABBD #78C0CD #A5D5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#4BABBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.86
#4BABBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BABBD
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BABBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BABBD | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA5BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C99BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4babbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 171, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.093 211.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c4d0',
500: '#4babbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4babbd; $custom-light: #89c4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4babbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 171,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.474,
"s": 46.341,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69108,
"c": 0.09298,
"h": 211.8
},
"luminance": 0.34296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BABBD
secondary
#CBA199
accent
#6752D6
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182