#4BD9CF#4BD9CF
#4BD9CF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.121 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BD9CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 217, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 65%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 4.6%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.40, -39.74, -6.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.40, 40.23, 188.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.77% -0.1192 -0.0175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.77% 0.121 188.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9718, 55.6222, 67.7016) |
| Luminance | 0.5563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.51
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.54
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.32
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 7.31
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 7.60
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BD9CF #D94B55
analogous
#4BD988 #4BD9CF #4B9CD9
triadic
#4BD9CF #CF4BD9 #D9CF4B
tetradic
#4BD9CF #884BD9 #D94B55 #9CD94B
square
#4BD9CF #884BD9 #D94B55 #9CD94B
split-complementary
#4BD9CF #D94B9C #D9884B
monochromatic
#1E8C84 #28BFB4 #4BD9CF #7EE4DC #B0EEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#4BD9CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.13
#4BD9CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BD9CF
12.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BD9CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BD9CF | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.13 | 12.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDCECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BED0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bd9cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 217, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.121 188.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fe5dd',
500: '#4bd9cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bd9cf; $custom-light: #8fe5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bd9cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 217,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.775,
"s": 65.138,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80772,
"c": 0.12052,
"h": 188.3
},
"luminance": 0.55627
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BD9CF
secondary
#92363D
accent
#404CE8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484