#4BB5C3#4BB5C3
#4BB5C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.098 H 207.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB5C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 181, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.5%, 7.2%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.37, -26.02, -16.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.37, 30.65, 211.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.73% -0.0872 -0.0449) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.73% 0.098 207.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2717, 38.4807, 57.5040) |
| Luminance | 0.3848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.03
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.20
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.59
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.18
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.33
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 10.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB5C3 #C3594B
analogous
#4BC395 #4BB5C3 #4B79C3
triadic
#4BB5C3 #C34BB5 #B5C34B
tetradic
#4BB5C3 #954BC3 #C3594B #79C34B
square
#4BB5C3 #954BC3 #C3594B #79C34B
split-complementary
#4BB5C3 #C34B79 #C3954B
monochromatic
#25666F #34909D #4BB5C3 #79C8D2 #A7DBE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#4BB5C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#4BB5C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB5C3
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB5C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB5C3 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7AEC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A1C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb5c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 181, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.098 207.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acbd5',
500: '#4bb5c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb5c3; $custom-light: #8acbd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb5c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 181,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187,
"s": 50,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71732,
"c": 0.0981,
"h": 207.2
},
"luminance": 0.38484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB5C3
secondary
#CFA19B
accent
#5F4EDA
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8283