#4BB9BF#4BB9BF
#4BB9BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.099 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB9BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 185, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 3.1%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -29.15, -12.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 31.68, 203.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.55% -0.0931 -0.0343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.55% 0.099 200.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6506, 39.9523, 55.4291) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.12
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.21
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.59
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.59
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB9BF #BF514B
analogous
#4BBF8B #4BB9BF #4B7FBF
triadic
#4BB9BF #BF4BB9 #B9BF4B
tetradic
#4BB9BF #8B4BBF #BF514B #7FBF4B
square
#4BB9BF #8B4BBF #BF514B #7FBF4B
split-complementary
#4BB9BF #BF4B7F #BF8B4B
monochromatic
#26666A #369297 #4BB9BF #78CBCF #A5DCDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#4BB9BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#4BB9BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB9BF
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB9BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB9BF | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB1C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA4C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb9bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 185, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.099 200.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aced2',
500: '#4bb9bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb9bf; $custom-light: #8aced2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb9bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 185,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.103,
"s": 47.541,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72546,
"c": 0.09927,
"h": 200.2
},
"luminance": 0.39955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB9BF
secondary
#CC9C9A
accent
#5851D7
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282