#4BB3AB#4BB3AB
#4BB3AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.096 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB3AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 179, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.1%, 0%, 4.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.03, -31.79, -4.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.03, 32.17, 188.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.4% -0.0954 -0.0139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.4% 0.096 188.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3692, 36.6737, 44.2092) |
| Luminance | 0.3668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.52
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.23
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.62
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.66
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB3AB #B34B53
analogous
#4BB377 #4BB3AB #4B87B3
triadic
#4BB3AB #AB4BB3 #B3AB4B
tetradic
#4BB3AB #774BB3 #B34B53 #87B34B
square
#4BB3AB #774BB3 #B34B53 #87B34B
split-complementary
#4BB3AB #B34B87 #B3774B
monochromatic
#275D59 #398882 #4BB3AB #76C5BF #A1D8D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#4BB3AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#4BB3AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB3AB
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB3AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB3AB | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAAAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9EAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb3ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 179, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.096 188.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cac4',
500: '#4bb3ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb3ab; $custom-light: #88cac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb3ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 179,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.385,
"s": 40.945,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70402,
"c": 0.0964,
"h": 188.3
},
"luminance": 0.36676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB3AB
secondary
#C49599
accent
#5760D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281