#4BCA9E#4BCA9E
#4BCA9E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.130 H 166.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BCA9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 202, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 0%, 21.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.68, -45.39, 11.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.68, 46.89, 165.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.7% -0.126 0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.7% 0.13 166.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1906, 46.2024, 39.6680) |
| Luminance | 0.4621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.16
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.21
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.94
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.16
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.96
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BCA9E #CA4B77
analogous
#4BCA5F #4BCA9E #4BB6CA
triadic
#4BCA9E #9E4BCA #CA9E4B
tetradic
#4BCA9E #5F4BCA #CA4B77 #B6CA4B
square
#4BCA9E #5F4BCA #CA4B77 #B6CA4B
split-complementary
#4BCA9E #CA4BB6 #CA5F4B
monochromatic
#23775A #31A77E #4BCA9E #7AD8B7 #AAE6D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#4BCA9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#4BCA9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BCA9E
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BCA9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BCA9E | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6BD9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B0A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bca9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 202, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.130 166.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adbba',
500: '#4bca9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bca9e; $custom-light: #8adbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bca9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 202,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 159.213,
"s": 54.506,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75701,
"c": 0.12953,
"h": 166.5
},
"luminance": 0.46206
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BCA9E
secondary
#D39DB0
accent
#4A7DDE
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1511
muted
#7E8380