#4BBC9F#4BBC9F
#4BBC9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.111 H 173.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BBC9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 188, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 0%, 15.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -39.04, 5.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 39.38, 172.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.26% -0.1106 0.0131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.26% 0.111 173.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1399, 39.9627, 39.0775) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.63
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.87
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.23
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.07
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BBC9F #BC4B68
analogous
#4BBC67 #4BBC9F #4BA1BC
triadic
#4BBC9F #9F4BBC #BC9F4B
tetradic
#4BBC9F #674BBC #BC4B68 #A1BC4B
square
#4BBC9F #674BBC #BC4B68 #A1BC4B
split-complementary
#4BBC9F #BC4BA1 #BC674B
monochromatic
#266656 #37937B #4BBC9F #78CDB7 #A4DDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#4BBC9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#4BBC9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BBC9F
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BBC9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BBC9F | 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)
#B6B19E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A5A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bbc9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 188, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.111 173.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d1bb',
500: '#4bbc9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bbc9f; $custom-light: #88d1bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bbc9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 188,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.602,
"s": 45.749,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72255,
"c": 0.11142,
"h": 173.2
},
"luminance": 0.39965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BBC9F
secondary
#CA99A5
accent
#5274D5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280