#4BC3CF#4BC3CF
#4BC3CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.106 H 204.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BC3CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 195, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 64%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 5.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.91, -29.43, -15.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.91, 33.46, 208.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.52% -0.0969 -0.0441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.52% 0.106 204.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6744, 45.0274, 65.9358) |
| Luminance | 0.4503 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.43
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.58
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.77
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.19
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BC3CF #CF574B
analogous
#4BCF99 #4BC3CF #4B81CF
triadic
#4BC3CF #CF4BC3 #C3CF4B
tetradic
#4BC3CF #994BCF #CF574B #81CF4B
square
#4BC3CF #994BCF #CF574B #81CF4B
split-complementary
#4BC3CF #CF4B81 #CF994B
monochromatic
#22767E #2EA3AE #4BC3CF #7BD3DC #ACE3E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#4BC3CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.01
#4BC3CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BC3CF
10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BC3CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BC3CF | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.01 | 10.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BBD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ADCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bc3cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 195, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.106 204.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd5dd',
500: '#4bc3cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bc3cf; $custom-light: #8cd5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bc3cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 195,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.455,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75519,
"c": 0.10646,
"h": 204.5
},
"luminance": 0.45031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BC3CF
secondary
#D6A49F
accent
#5547E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383