#4BB8BF#4BB8BF

#4BB8BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.099 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4BB8BF
RGB	rgb(75, 184, 191)
HSL	hsl(184, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.14, -28.66, -12.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.14, 31.41, 204.13°)
OKLab	oklab(72.3% -0.0921 -0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(72.3% 0.099 201.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.4421, 39.5353, 55.3596)
Luminance	0.3954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4BB8BF #BF524B

analogous

#4BBF8C #4BB8BF #4B7EBF

triadic

#4BB8BF #BF4BB8 #B8BF4B

tetradic

#4BB8BF #8C4BBF #BF524B #7EBF4B

square

#4BB8BF #8C4BBF #BF524B #7EBF4B

split-complementary

#4BB8BF #BF4B7E #BF8C4B

monochromatic

#26666A #369197 #4BB8BF #78CACF #A5DCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#4BB8BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.91

#4BB8BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4BB8BF

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4BB8BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4BB8BF	1.00	2.36	8.91	8.91
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ABB0C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99A3C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEBA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4bb8bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 184, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.099 201.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8acdd2',
    500: '#4bb8bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4bb8bf;
$custom-light: #8acdd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4bb8bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.621,
    "s": 47.541,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72305,
    "c": 0.09871,
    "h": 201.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4BB8BF

secondary

#CC9D9A

accent

#5951D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4BB8BF

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

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