#4BCDBC#4BCDBC
#4BCDBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.116 H 183.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BCDBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 205, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 8.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.32, -39.35, -2.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.32, 39.40, 182.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.28% -0.1154 -0.0061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.28% 0.116 183) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8059, 48.7857, 55.2022) |
| Luminance | 0.4879 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.23
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.38
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.63
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.05
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.43
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BCDBC #CD4B5C
analogous
#4BCD7B #4BCDBC #4B9DCD
triadic
#4BCDBC #BC4BCD #CDBC4B
tetradic
#4BCDBC #7B4BCD #CD4B5C #9DCD4B
square
#4BCDBC #7B4BCD #CD4B5C #9DCD4B
split-complementary
#4BCDBC #CD4B9D #CD7B4B
monochromatic
#227B70 #30AB9B #4BCDBC #7BDACE #ABE8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#4BCDBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.76
#4BCDBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BCDBC
10.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BCDBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BCDBC | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.76 | 10.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C2BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B4BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bcdbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 205, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.116 183.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cddd0',
500: '#4bcdbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bcdbc; $custom-light: #8cddd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bcdbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 205,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.154,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77283,
"c": 0.11556,
"h": 183
},
"luminance": 0.48789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BCDBC
secondary
#D59FA6
accent
#485CE0
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FBF9
border
#CCD4D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382