#4BACA4#4BACA4
#4BACA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.092 H 187.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BACA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 172, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 39%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 56%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.4%, 0%, 4.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.71, -30.31, -4.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.71, 30.64, 188.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.45% -0.0908 -0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.45% 0.092 187.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3521, 33.6789, 40.3321) |
| Luminance | 0.3368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.10
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.18
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.95
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.07
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.34
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BACA4 #AC4B53
analogous
#4BAC73 #4BACA4 #4B83AC
triadic
#4BACA4 #A44BAC #ACA44B
tetradic
#4BACA4 #734BAC #AC4B53 #83AC4B
square
#4BACA4 #734BAC #AC4B53 #83AC4B
split-complementary
#4BACA4 #AC4B83 #AC734B
monochromatic
#265753 #38817B #4BACA4 #72C2BB #9DD4D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#4BACA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#4BACA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BACA4
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BACA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BACA4 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A4A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9498A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4baca4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 172, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.092 187.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c5be',
500: '#4baca4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4baca4; $custom-light: #87c5be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4baca4",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 172,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.052,
"s": 39.271,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68454,
"c": 0.09169,
"h": 187.9
},
"luminance": 0.33681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BACA4
secondary
#C19296
accent
#5962CF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281