#4BCAC5#4BCAC5
#4BCAC5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.111 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BCAC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 202, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 0%, 2.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, -35.58, -7.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 36.43, 192.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.85% -0.1083 -0.0219) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.85% 0.111 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0957, 47.7644, 60.2351) |
| Luminance | 0.4777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.74
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.50
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.31
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.92
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BCAC5 #CA4B50
analogous
#4BCA86 #4BCAC5 #4B90CA
triadic
#4BCAC5 #C54BCA #CAC54B
tetradic
#4BCAC5 #864BCA #CA4B50 #90CA4B
square
#4BCAC5 #864BCA #CA4B50 #90CA4B
split-complementary
#4BCAC5 #CA4B90 #CA864B
monochromatic
#237774 #31A7A2 #4BCAC5 #7AD8D4 #AAE6E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#4BCAC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#4BCAC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BCAC5
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BCAC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BCAC5 | 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)
#BFC0C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB2C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bcac5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 202, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.111 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdad6',
500: '#4bcac5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bcac5; $custom-light: #8cdad6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bcac5",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 202,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.638,
"s": 54.506,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76846,
"c": 0.11052,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.47768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BCAC5
secondary
#D39DA0
accent
#4A50DE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFA
border
#CCD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383