#4BC9CF#4BC9CF
#4BC9CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.109 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BC9CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 201, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 64%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, -32.32, -13.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 34.93, 202.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.95% -0.103 -0.0367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.95% 0.109 199.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0459, 47.7703, 66.3930) |
| Luminance | 0.4777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.13
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.48
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.02
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.34
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BC9CF #CF514B
analogous
#4BCF93 #4BC9CF #4B87CF
triadic
#4BC9CF #CF4BC9 #C9CF4B
tetradic
#4BC9CF #934BCF #CF514B #87CF4B
square
#4BC9CF #934BCF #CF514B #87CF4B
split-complementary
#4BC9CF #CF4B87 #CF934B
monochromatic
#227A7E #2EA9AE #4BC9CF #7BD7DC #ACE6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#4BC9CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#4BC9CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BC9CF
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BC9CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BC9CF | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC0D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bc9cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 201, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.109 199.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddadd',
500: '#4bc9cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bc9cf; $custom-light: #8ddadd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bc9cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 201,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.727,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76948,
"c": 0.10939,
"h": 199.6
},
"luminance": 0.47774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BC9CF
secondary
#D6A29F
accent
#4E47E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383