#4BAFAE#4BAFAE
#4BAFAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.093 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BAFAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 175, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.91, -29.04, -8.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.91, 30.19, 195.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.53% -0.0897 -0.0229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.53% 0.093 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8683, 35.2092, 45.4690) |
| Luminance | 0.3521 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.01
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.02
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.23
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.07
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.35
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BAFAE #AF4B4C
analogous
#4BAF7C #4BAFAE #4B7EAF
triadic
#4BAFAE #AE4BAF #AFAE4B
tetradic
#4BAFAE #7C4BAF #AF4B4C #7EAF4B
square
#4BAFAE #7C4BAF #AF4B4C #7EAF4B
split-complementary
#4BAFAE #AF4B7E #AF7C4B
monochromatic
#265959 #398483 #4BAFAE #74C3C3 #9FD6D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#4BAFAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#4BAFAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BAFAE
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BAFAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BAFAE | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A7AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949BAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bafae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 175, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.093 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c7c6',
500: '#4bafae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bafae; $custom-light: #88c7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bafae",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 175,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.4,
"s": 40,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69526,
"c": 0.09258,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.35212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BAFAE
secondary
#C29394
accent
#5859D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282