#4BB2A5#4BB2A5
#4BB2A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.097 H 184.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB2A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 178, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 0%, 7.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.56, -32.91, -2.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.56, 32.99, 184.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.96% -0.097 -0.0068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.96% 0.097 184) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6106, 36.0507, 41.1988) |
| Luminance | 0.3605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.06
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.71
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.11
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.70
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.73
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB2A5 #B24B58
analogous
#4BB272 #4BB2A5 #4B8CB2
triadic
#4BB2A5 #A54BB2 #B2A54B
tetradic
#4BB2A5 #724BB2 #B24B58 #8CB24B
square
#4BB2A5 #724BB2 #B24B58 #8CB24B
split-complementary
#4BB2A5 #B24B8C #B2724B
monochromatic
#275C55 #39877D #4BB2A5 #75C5BB #A0D7D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#4BB2A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#4BB2A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB2A5
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB2A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB2A5 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA9A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9DA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb2a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 178, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.097 184.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c9bf',
500: '#4bb2a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb2a5; $custom-light: #87c9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb2a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 178,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.427,
"s": 40.711,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69963,
"c": 0.09724,
"h": 184
},
"luminance": 0.36053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB2A5
secondary
#C4959B
accent
#5767D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281