#4BADA8#4BADA8
#4BADA8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.092 H 190.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BADA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 173, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.6%, 0%, 2.9%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.13, -29.71, -6.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.13, 30.33, 191.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.83% -0.0901 -0.017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.83% 0.092 190.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9101, 34.2077, 42.3282) |
| Luminance | 0.3421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.22
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.40
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.35
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.40
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.90
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BADA8 #AD4B50
analogous
#4BAD77 #4BADA8 #4B81AD
triadic
#4BADA8 #A84BAD #ADA84B
tetradic
#4BADA8 #774BAD #AD4B50 #81AD4B
square
#4BADA8 #774BAD #AD4B50 #81AD4B
split-complementary
#4BADA8 #AD4B81 #AD774B
monochromatic
#265855 #38827F #4BADA8 #73C2BE #9ED5D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#4BADA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#4BADA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BADA8
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BADA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BADA8 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A5A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9499A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bada8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 173, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.092 190.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c6c1',
500: '#4bada8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bada8; $custom-light: #87c6c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bada8",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 173,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.939,
"s": 39.516,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68832,
"c": 0.09172,
"h": 190.7
},
"luminance": 0.3421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BADA8
secondary
#C19295
accent
#585ECF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281