#4BAD8A#4BAD8A
#4BAD8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.107 H 166.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BAD8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 173, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.6%, 0%, 20.2%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.34, -37.29, 9.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.34, 38.46, 165.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.93% -0.104 0.0242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.93% 0.107 166.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4305, 33.2159, 29.2691) |
| Luminance | 0.3322 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.76
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.30
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 5.33
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 5.35
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 5.50
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BAD8A #AD4B6E
analogous
#4BAD59 #4BAD8A #4B9FAD
triadic
#4BAD8A #8A4BAD #AD8A4B
tetradic
#4BAD8A #594BAD #AD4B6E #9FAD4B
square
#4BAD8A #594BAD #AD4B6E #9FAD4B
split-complementary
#4BAD8A #AD4B9F #AD594B
monochromatic
#265846 #388268 #4BAD8A #73C2A6 #9ED5C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#4BAD8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#4BAD8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BAD8A
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BAD8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BAD8A | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A288
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B988C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1BAEA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bad8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 173, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.107 166.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6ac',
500: '#4bad8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bad8a; $custom-light: #86c6ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bad8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 173,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 158.571,
"s": 39.516,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67927,
"c": 0.10673,
"h": 166.9
},
"luminance": 0.33218
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BAD8A
secondary
#C192A3
accent
#5883CF
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#F0F8F4
border
#CBD1CE
text
#0C1310
muted
#7D827F