#4BC5CE#4BC5CE
#4BC5CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.107 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BC5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 197, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 64%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.6%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.47, -30.69, -14.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.47, 33.96, 205.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.96% -0.0994 -0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.96% 0.107 202.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0037, 45.8809, 65.4444) |
| Luminance | 0.4588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.34
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.34
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.96
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.59
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BC5CE #CE544B
analogous
#4BCE95 #4BC5CE #4B84CE
triadic
#4BC5CE #CE4BC5 #C5CE4B
tetradic
#4BC5CE #954BCE #CE544B #84CE4B
square
#4BC5CE #954BCE #CE544B #84CE4B
split-complementary
#4BC5CE #CE4B84 #CE954B
monochromatic
#22767D #2FA4AD #4BC5CE #7BD5DB #ABE4E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#4BC5CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#4BC5CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BC5CE
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BC5CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BC5CE | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.18 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BDCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bc5ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 197, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.107 202.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd7dd',
500: '#4bc5ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bc5ce; $custom-light: #8dd7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bc5ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 197,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.122,
"s": 57.205,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75959,
"c": 0.10721,
"h": 202.1
},
"luminance": 0.45885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BC5CE
secondary
#D6A39F
accent
#5247E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383