#4BACAE#4BACAE
#4BACAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.090 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BACAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 172, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.01, -27.57, -9.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.01, 29.19, 199.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.79% -0.0864 -0.0266) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.79% 0.09 197.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2909, 34.0544, 45.2765) |
| Luminance | 0.3406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.23
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.23
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.17
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.41
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BACAE #AE4D4B
analogous
#4BAE7F #4BACAE #4B7BAE
triadic
#4BACAE #AE4BAC #ACAE4B
tetradic
#4BACAE #7F4BAE #AE4D4B #7BAE4B
square
#4BACAE #7F4BAE #AE4D4B #7BAE4B
split-complementary
#4BACAE #AE4B7B #AE7F4B
monochromatic
#265758 #398283 #4BACAE #73C1C3 #9ED4D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#4BACAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#4BACAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BACAE
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BACAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BACAE | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A5AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9199AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bacae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 172, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.090 197.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c5c6',
500: '#4bacae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bacae; $custom-light: #87c5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bacae",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 172,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.212,
"s": 39.759,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68794,
"c": 0.09041,
"h": 197.1
},
"luminance": 0.34057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BACAE
secondary
#C29493
accent
#5B58D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282