#4BADBC#4BADBC
#4BADBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.093 H 208.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BADBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 173, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.76, -24.05, -16.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.76, 29.04, 214.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.55% -0.0816 -0.0451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.55% 0.093 208.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9186, 35.0111, 52.9064) |
| Luminance | 0.3501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.70
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.92
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BADBC #BC5A4B
analogous
#4BBC93 #4BADBC #4B75BC
triadic
#4BADBC #BC4BAD #ADBC4B
tetradic
#4BADBC #934BBC #BC5A4B #75BC4B
square
#4BADBC #934BBC #BC5A4B #75BC4B
split-complementary
#4BADBC #BC4B75 #BC934B
monochromatic
#265E66 #378793 #4BADBC #78C1CD #A4D6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4BADBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#4BADBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BADBC
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BADBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BADBC | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4badbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 173, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.093 208.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c5d0',
500: '#4badbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4badbc; $custom-light: #89c5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4badbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 173,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.965,
"s": 45.749,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6955,
"c": 0.09321,
"h": 208.9
},
"luminance": 0.35014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BADBC
secondary
#CA9F99
accent
#6452D5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7D8282