#4BC5CF#4BC5CF
#4BC5CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.107 H 202.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BC5CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 197, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 64%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.50, -30.40, -15.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.50, 33.91, 206.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76% -0.0989 -0.0416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76% 0.107 202.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1256, 45.9296, 66.0862) |
| Luminance | 0.4593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.60
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.24
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.28
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.45
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.18
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BC5CF #CF554B
analogous
#4BCF97 #4BC5CF #4B83CF
triadic
#4BC5CF #CF4BC5 #C5CF4B
tetradic
#4BC5CF #974BCF #CF554B #83CF4B
square
#4BC5CF #974BCF #CF554B #83CF4B
split-complementary
#4BC5CF #CF4B83 #CF974B
monochromatic
#22777E #2EA5AE #4BC5CF #7BD5DC #ACE4E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#4BC5CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.19
#4BC5CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BC5CF
10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BC5CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BC5CF | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.19 | 10.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BDD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AED0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bc5cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 197, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.107 202.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd7dd',
500: '#4bc5cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bc5cf; $custom-light: #8dd7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bc5cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 197,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.545,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75995,
"c": 0.10735,
"h": 202.8
},
"luminance": 0.45933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BC5CF
secondary
#D6A39F
accent
#5247E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383