#4BC3A9#4BC3A9
#4BC3A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.114 H 176.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BC3A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 195, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.5%, 0%, 13.3%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.82, -39.71, 3.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.82, 39.83, 175.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.27% -0.1135 0.0078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.27% 0.114 176.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5748, 43.3876, 44.3444) |
| Luminance | 0.4339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.10
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.42
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.31
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.74
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.31
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BC3A9 #C34B65
analogous
#4BC36D #4BC3A9 #4BA1C3
triadic
#4BC3A9 #A94BC3 #C3A94B
tetradic
#4BC3A9 #6D4BC3 #C34B65 #A1C34B
square
#4BC3A9 #6D4BC3 #C34B65 #A1C34B
split-complementary
#4BC3A9 #C34BA1 #C36D4B
monochromatic
#256F5F #349D86 #4BC3A9 #79D2BF #A7E2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#4BC3A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#4BC3A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BC3A9
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BC3A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BC3A9 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB8A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABABAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bc3a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 195, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.114 176.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad6c2',
500: '#4bc3a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bc3a9; $custom-light: #8ad6c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bc3a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 195,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167,
"s": 50,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74271,
"c": 0.11379,
"h": 176.1
},
"luminance": 0.43391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BC3A9
secondary
#CF9BA6
accent
#4E6CDA
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381