#4BC1A8#4BC1A8
#4BC1A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.112 H 176.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BC1A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 193, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 61%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 0%, 13%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.19, -39.06, 2.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.19, 39.16, 175.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.75% -0.1118 0.0068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.75% 0.112 176.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0362, 42.4599, 43.7036) |
| Luminance | 0.4246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.00
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.04
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.38
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.31
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BC1A8 #C14B64
analogous
#4BC16D #4BC1A8 #4B9FC1
triadic
#4BC1A8 #A84BC1 #C1A84B
tetradic
#4BC1A8 #6D4BC1 #C14B64 #9FC14B
square
#4BC1A8 #6D4BC1 #C14B64 #9FC14B
split-complementary
#4BC1A8 #C14B9F #C16D4B
monochromatic
#256C5D #359A84 #4BC1A8 #79D1BE #A6E0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#4BC1A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#4BC1A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BC1A8
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BC1A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BC1A8 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB6A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A9AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bc1a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 193, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.112 176.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d4c1',
500: '#4bc1a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bc1a8; $custom-light: #89d4c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bc1a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 193,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.288,
"s": 48.76,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73749,
"c": 0.11206,
"h": 176.5
},
"luminance": 0.42463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BC1A8
secondary
#CE9AA5
accent
#4F6CD8
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381