#4BBC9E#4BBC9E
#4BBC9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.112 H 172.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BBC9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 188, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 0%, 16%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -39.28, 5.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 39.69, 171.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.23% -0.1111 0.0145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.23% 0.112 172.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0535, 39.9282, 38.6223) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.57
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.13
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.45
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.99
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.77
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BBC9E #BC4B69
analogous
#4BBC66 #4BBC9E #4BA2BC
triadic
#4BBC9E #9E4BBC #BC9E4B
tetradic
#4BBC9E #664BBC #BC4B69 #A2BC4B
square
#4BBC9E #664BBC #BC4B69 #A2BC4B
split-complementary
#4BBC9E #BC4BA2 #BC664B
monochromatic
#266655 #37937B #4BBC9E #78CDB6 #A4DDCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#4BBC9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#4BBC9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BBC9E
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BBC9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BBC9E | 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)
#B6B19D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A5A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bbc9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 188, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.112 172.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d1ba',
500: '#4bbc9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bbc9e; $custom-light: #88d1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bbc9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 188,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.071,
"s": 45.749,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72226,
"c": 0.11204,
"h": 172.6
},
"luminance": 0.39931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BBC9E
secondary
#CA99A6
accent
#5275D5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280