#4BB0B3#4BB0B3
#4BB0B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.093 H 197.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB0B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 176, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.1%, 1.7%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.37, -28.14, -10.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.37, 29.98, 200.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.94% -0.0886 -0.0287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.94% 0.093 197.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5602, 35.7985, 48.1492) |
| Luminance | 0.3580 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.30
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.32
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB0B3 #B34E4B
analogous
#4BB382 #4BB0B3 #4B7CB3
triadic
#4BB0B3 #B34BB0 #B0B34B
tetradic
#4BB0B3 #824BB3 #B34E4B #7CB34B
square
#4BB0B3 #824BB3 #B34E4B #7CB34B
split-complementary
#4BB0B3 #B34B7C #B3824B
monochromatic
#275B5D #398688 #4BB0B3 #76C3C5 #A1D6D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#4BB0B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.16
#4BB0B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB0B3
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB0B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB0B3 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.16 | 8.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A8B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949CB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb0b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 176, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.093 197.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8c9',
500: '#4bb0b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb0b3; $custom-light: #88c8c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb0b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 176,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.731,
"s": 40.945,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69943,
"c": 0.09315,
"h": 197.9
},
"luminance": 0.35801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB0B3
secondary
#C49795
accent
#5B57D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282