#4BC5CA#4BC5CA
#4BC5CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.107 H 199.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BC5CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 197, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 2.5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.34, -31.83, -12.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.34, 34.21, 201.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.82% -0.101 -0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.82% 0.107 199) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5239, 45.6890, 62.9178) |
| Luminance | 0.4569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.51
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.73
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.98
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BC5CA #CA504B
analogous
#4BCA90 #4BC5CA #4B86CA
triadic
#4BC5CA #CA4BC5 #C5CA4B
tetradic
#4BC5CA #904BCA #CA504B #86CA4B
square
#4BC5CA #904BCA #CA504B #86CA4B
split-complementary
#4BC5CA #CA4B86 #CA904B
monochromatic
#237477 #31A2A7 #4BC5CA #7AD4D8 #AAE3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#4BC5CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.14
#4BC5CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BC5CA
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BC5CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BC5CA | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.14 | 10.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BCCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AECB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bc5ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 197, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.107 199.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd7da',
500: '#4bc5ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bc5ca; $custom-light: #8cd7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bc5ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 197,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.362,
"s": 54.506,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75816,
"c": 0.10685,
"h": 199
},
"luminance": 0.45693
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BC5CA
secondary
#D3A09D
accent
#504ADE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFA
border
#CCD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383