#4BB2AD#4BB2AD
#4BB2AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.095 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB2AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 178, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 0%, 2.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.79, -30.77, -6.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.79, 31.43, 191.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.22% -0.0934 -0.0178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.22% 0.095 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3616, 36.3511, 45.1543) |
| Luminance | 0.3635 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.50
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.30
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.49
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB2AD #B24B50
analogous
#4BB279 #4BB2AD #4B84B2
triadic
#4BB2AD #AD4BB2 #B2AD4B
tetradic
#4BB2AD #794BB2 #B24B50 #84B24B
square
#4BB2AD #794BB2 #B24B50 #84B24B
split-complementary
#4BB2AD #B24B84 #B2794B
monochromatic
#275C59 #398783 #4BB2AD #75C5C1 #A0D7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#4BB2AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.27
#4BB2AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB2AD
8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB2AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB2AD | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.27 | 8.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AAAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989DAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb2ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 178, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.095 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c9c5',
500: '#4bb2ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb2ad; $custom-light: #88c9c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb2ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 178,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.087,
"s": 40.711,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70224,
"c": 0.09511,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.36354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB2AD
secondary
#C49597
accent
#575DD1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281