#4BC9A3#4BC9A3
#4BC9A3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.125 H 169.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BC9A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 201, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.7%, 0%, 18.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.49, -43.80, 8.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.49, 44.68, 168.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.58% -0.1226 0.0225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.58% 0.125 169.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3959, 45.9103, 41.9029) |
| Luminance | 0.4591 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.52
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.80
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.48
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.85
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.15
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BC9A3 #C94B71
analogous
#4BC964 #4BC9A3 #4BB0C9
triadic
#4BC9A3 #A34BC9 #C9A34B
tetradic
#4BC9A3 #644BC9 #C94B71 #B0C94B
square
#4BC9A3 #644BC9 #C94B71 #B0C94B
split-complementary
#4BC9A3 #C94BB0 #C9644B
monochromatic
#23765D #32A582 #4BC9A3 #7AD7BB #A9E5D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#4BC9A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#4BC9A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BC9A3
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BC9A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BC9A3 | 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)
#C4BCA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2AFA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bc9a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 201, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.125 169.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adabe',
500: '#4bc9a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bc9a3; $custom-light: #8adabe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bc9a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 201,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.905,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75584,
"c": 0.12466,
"h": 169.6
},
"luminance": 0.45913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BC9A3
secondary
#D39DAD
accent
#4B77DD
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381