#4BAD9D#4BAD9D
#4BAD9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.095 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BAD9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 173, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.6%, 0%, 9.2%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.82, -32.63, -0.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.82, 32.63, 180.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.48% -0.0951 -0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.48% 0.095 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9283, 33.8150, 37.1577) |
| Luminance | 0.3382 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.23
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.76
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.84
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.14
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.48
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BAD9D #AD4B5B
analogous
#4BAD6C #4BAD9D #4B8CAD
triadic
#4BAD9D #9D4BAD #AD9D4B
tetradic
#4BAD9D #6C4BAD #AD4B5B #8CAD4B
square
#4BAD9D #6C4BAD #AD4B5B #8CAD4B
split-complementary
#4BAD9D #AD4B8C #AD6C4B
monochromatic
#265850 #388276 #4BAD9D #73C2B5 #9ED5CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#4BAD9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.76
#4BAD9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BAD9D
7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BAD9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BAD9D | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.76 | 7.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A49C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97999E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bad9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 173, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.095 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6b9',
500: '#4bad9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bad9d; $custom-light: #86c6b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bad9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 173,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.204,
"s": 39.516,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68476,
"c": 0.09511,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.33817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BAD9D
secondary
#C1929A
accent
#586CCF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280