#4BB1AA#4BB1AA
#4BB1AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.095 H 189.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB1AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 177, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.6%, 0%, 4%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.40, -31.10, -5.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.40, 31.55, 189.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% -0.0937 -0.0149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.095 189) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8763, 35.8398, 43.5765) |
| Luminance | 0.3584 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.26
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.79
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.36
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB1AA #B14B52
analogous
#4BB177 #4BB1AA #4B85B1
triadic
#4BB1AA #AA4BB1 #B1AA4B
tetradic
#4BB1AA #774BB1 #B14B52 #85B14B
square
#4BB1AA #774BB1 #B14B52 #85B14B
split-complementary
#4BB1AA #B14B85 #B1774B
monochromatic
#275B57 #398681 #4BB1AA #75C4BF #A0D7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#4BB1AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#4BB1AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB1AA
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB1AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB1AA | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A8AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989CAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb1aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 177, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.095 189.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8c3',
500: '#4bb1aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb1aa; $custom-light: #88c8c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb1aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 177,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.882,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69879,
"c": 0.09484,
"h": 189
},
"luminance": 0.35842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB1AA
secondary
#C39498
accent
#5760D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281