#4BB5BF#4BB5BF

#4BB5BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.097 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4BB5BF
RGB	rgb(75, 181, 191)
HSL	hsl(185, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.24, -27.18, -14.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.24, 30.66, 207.55°)
OKLab	oklab(71.58% -0.0889 -0.0393)
OKLCH	oklch(71.58% 0.097 203.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.8255, 38.3022, 55.1540)
Luminance	0.3831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4BB5BF #BF554B

analogous

#4BBF8F #4BB5BF #4B7BBF

triadic

#4BB5BF #BF4BB5 #B5BF4B

tetradic

#4BB5BF #8F4BBF #BF554B #7BBF4B

square

#4BB5BF #8F4BBF #BF554B #7BBF4B

split-complementary

#4BB5BF #BF4B7B #BF8F4B

monochromatic

#26646A #368F97 #4BB5BF #78C8CF #A5DADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#4BB5BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.66

#4BB5BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4BB5BF

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4BB5BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4BB5BF	1.00	2.42	8.66	8.66
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A1BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4bb5bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 181, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.097 203.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8acbd2',
    500: '#4bb5bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4bb5bf;
$custom-light: #8acbd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4bb5bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.172,
    "s": 47.541,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71584,
    "c": 0.0972,
    "h": 203.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.38305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4BB5BF

secondary

#CC9E9A

accent

#5C51D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4BB5BF

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

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