#4BC9CC#4BC9CC
#4BC9CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.109 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BC9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 201, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.59, -33.17, -11.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.59, 35.19, 199.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.84% -0.1043 -0.0326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.84% 0.109 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6826, 47.6250, 64.4797) |
| Luminance | 0.4763 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.66
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.52
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.74
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.41
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.03
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BC9CC #CC4E4B
analogous
#4BCC8E #4BC9CC #4B89CC
triadic
#4BC9CC #CC4BC9 #C9CC4B
tetradic
#4BC9CC #8E4BCC #CC4E4B #89CC4B
square
#4BC9CC #8E4BCC #CC4E4B #89CC4B
split-complementary
#4BC9CC #CC4B89 #CC8E4B
monochromatic
#23787A #30A7AA #4BC9CC #7BD7DA #AAE6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#4BC9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#4BC9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BC9CC
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BC9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BC9CC | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bc9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 201, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.109 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddadb',
500: '#4bc9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bc9cc; $custom-light: #8ddadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bc9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 201,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.395,
"s": 55.844,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76843,
"c": 0.10928,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.47629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BC9CC
secondary
#D59F9E
accent
#4C49DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383