#4BB1AE#4BB1AE
#4BB1AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.094 H 192.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB1AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 177, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.6%, 0%, 1.7%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.52, -30.01, -7.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.52, 30.90, 193.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.01% -0.0919 -0.0205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.01% 0.094 192.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2605, 35.9935, 45.5997) |
| Luminance | 0.3600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.35
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.15
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.96
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.63
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB1AE #B14B4E
analogous
#4BB17B #4BB1AE #4B81B1
triadic
#4BB1AE #AE4BB1 #B1AE4B
tetradic
#4BB1AE #7B4BB1 #B14B4E #81B14B
square
#4BB1AE #7B4BB1 #B14B4E #81B14B
split-complementary
#4BB1AE #B14B81 #B17B4B
monochromatic
#275B59 #398684 #4BB1AE #75C4C2 #A0D7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#4BB1AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#4BB1AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB1AE
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB1AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB1AE | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A9AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979DAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb1ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 177, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.094 192.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8c6',
500: '#4bb1ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb1ae; $custom-light: #88c8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb1ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 177,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.235,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70014,
"c": 0.09414,
"h": 192.6
},
"luminance": 0.35996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB1AE
secondary
#C39496
accent
#575BD0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282