#4BC9D6#4BC9D6
#4BC9D6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.110 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BC9D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 201, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 63%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 65%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 6.1%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.90, -30.32, -16.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.90, 34.61, 208.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.2% -0.1001 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.2% 0.11 204.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9207, 48.1202, 71.0003) |
| Luminance | 0.4812 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.17
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.06
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.86
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.04
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.82
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BC9D6 #D6584B
analogous
#4BD69E #4BC9D6 #4B83D6
triadic
#4BC9D6 #D64BC9 #C9D64B
tetradic
#4BC9D6 #9E4BD6 #D6584B #83D64B
square
#4BC9D6 #9E4BD6 #D6584B #83D64B
split-complementary
#4BC9D6 #D64B83 #D69E4B
monochromatic
#1F7E88 #2AACBA #4BC9D6 #7DD8E1 #AFE7ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#4BC9D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#4BC9D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BC9D6
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BC9D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BC9D6 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9C1D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B2D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bc9d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 201, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.110 204.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed9e2',
500: '#4bc9d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bc9d6; $custom-light: #8ed9e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bc9d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 201,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.612,
"s": 62.896,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.772,
"c": 0.11033,
"h": 204.8
},
"luminance": 0.48124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BC9D6
secondary
#DBA7A2
accent
#5142E6
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383