#4BAE9F#4BAE9F
#4BAE9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.095 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BAE9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 174, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 0%, 8.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.18, -32.58, -1.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.18, 32.60, 181.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.79% -0.0953 -0.0032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.79% 0.095 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2929, 34.2688, 38.1285) |
| Luminance | 0.3427 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.84
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.77
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.05
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.76
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BAE9F #AE4B5A
analogous
#4BAE6E #4BAE9F #4B8CAE
triadic
#4BAE9F #9F4BAE #AE9F4B
tetradic
#4BAE9F #6E4BAE #AE4B5A #8CAE4B
square
#4BAE9F #6E4BAE #AE4B5A #8CAE4B
split-complementary
#4BAE9F #AE4B8C #AE6E4B
monochromatic
#265851 #398378 #4BAE9F #73C3B7 #9ED5CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#4BAE9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#4BAE9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BAE9F
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BAE9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BAE9F | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A59E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9799A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bae9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 174, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.095 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c6bb',
500: '#4bae9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bae9f; $custom-light: #87c6bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bae9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 174,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.909,
"s": 39.759,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68786,
"c": 0.09536,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.34271
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BAE9F
secondary
#C2939A
accent
#586AD0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280