#4BB9CA#4BB9CA
#4BB9CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.102 H 209.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 185, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 8.4%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.79, -25.97, -17.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.79, 31.53, 214.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.95% -0.0886 -0.0496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.95% 0.102 209.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9068, 40.4548, 62.0454) |
| Luminance | 0.4046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.54
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.25
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.50
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.54
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB9CA #CA5C4B
analogous
#4BCA9B #4BB9CA #4B7ACA
triadic
#4BB9CA #CA4BB9 #B9CA4B
tetradic
#4BB9CA #9B4BCA #CA5C4B #7ACA4B
square
#4BB9CA #9B4BCA #CA5C4B #7ACA4B
split-complementary
#4BB9CA #CA4B7A #CA9B4B
monochromatic
#236C77 #3197A7 #4BB9CA #7ACBD8 #AADEE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#4BB9CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#4BB9CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB9CA
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB9CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB9CA | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAB3CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb9ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 185, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.102 209.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bceda',
500: '#4bb9ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb9ca; $custom-light: #8bceda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb9ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 185,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.031,
"s": 54.506,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72952,
"c": 0.10154,
"h": 209.3
},
"luminance": 0.40458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB9CA
secondary
#D3A59D
accent
#5E4ADE
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8283