#4BB0AE#4BB0AE
#4BB0AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.093 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB0AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 176, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.4%, 0%, 1.1%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.21, -29.53, -7.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.21, 30.54, 194.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.77% -0.0908 -0.0217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.77% 0.093 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0637, 35.5999, 45.5341) |
| Luminance | 0.3560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.59
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.43
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.48
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB0AE #B04B4D
analogous
#4BB07C #4BB0AE #4B80B0
triadic
#4BB0AE #AE4BB0 #B0AE4B
tetradic
#4BB0AE #7C4BB0 #B04B4D #80B04B
square
#4BB0AE #7C4BB0 #B04B4D #80B04B
split-complementary
#4BB0AE #B04B80 #B07C4B
monochromatic
#265A59 #398584 #4BB0AE #74C4C2 #9FD6D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#4BB0AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.12
#4BB0AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB0AE
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB0AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB0AE | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.12 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A8AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969CAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb0ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 176, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.093 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8c6',
500: '#4bb0ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb0ae; $custom-light: #88c8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb0ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 176,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.812,
"s": 40.239,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6977,
"c": 0.09335,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.35603
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB0AE
secondary
#C39495
accent
#585AD0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282