#4BACA0#4BACA0
#4BACA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.093 H 184.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BACA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 172, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 39%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 56%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.4%, 0%, 7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.59, -31.37, -2.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.59, 31.46, 184.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.32% -0.0926 -0.007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.32% 0.093 184.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9966, 33.5366, 38.4595) |
| Luminance | 0.3354 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.04
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.48
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.52
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.12
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BACA0 #AC4B57
analogous
#4BAC6F #4BACA0 #4B87AC
triadic
#4BACA0 #A04BAC #ACA04B
tetradic
#4BACA0 #6F4BAC #AC4B57 #87AC4B
square
#4BACA0 #6F4BAC #AC4B57 #87AC4B
split-complementary
#4BACA0 #AC4B87 #AC6F4B
monochromatic
#265751 #388178 #4BACA0 #72C2B8 #9DD4CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#4BACA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#4BACA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BACA0
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BACA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BACA0 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A3A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9598A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4baca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 172, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.093 184.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c5bc',
500: '#4baca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4baca0; $custom-light: #87c5bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4baca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 172,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.577,
"s": 39.271,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68324,
"c": 0.09289,
"h": 184.3
},
"luminance": 0.33539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BACA0
secondary
#C19298
accent
#5967CF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281