#4BB4BE#4BB4BE

#4BB4BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.097 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4BB4BE
RGB	rgb(75, 180, 190)
HSL	hsl(185, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.91, -26.98, -14.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.91, 30.45, 207.64°)
OKLab	oklab(71.31% -0.0883 -0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(71.31% 0.097 203.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.5133, 37.8531, 54.5089)
Luminance	0.3786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4BB4BE #BE554B

analogous

#4BBE8E #4BB4BE #4B7BBE

triadic

#4BB4BE #BE4BB4 #B4BE4B

tetradic

#4BB4BE #8E4BBE #BE554B #7BBE4B

square

#4BB4BE #8E4BBE #BE554B #7BBE4B

split-complementary

#4BB4BE #BE4B7B #BE8E4B

monochromatic

#266369 #368D96 #4BB4BE #78C7CE #A5D9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#4BB4BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.57

#4BB4BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4BB4BE

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4BB4BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4BB4BE	1.00	2.45	8.57	8.57
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7ADBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A0BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4bb4be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 180, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.097 203.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8acad1',
    500: '#4bb4be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4bb4be;
$custom-light: #8acad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4bb4be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.217,
    "s": 46.939,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71307,
    "c": 0.09654,
    "h": 203.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.37856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4BB4BE

secondary

#CC9E99

accent

#5D51D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4BB4BE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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