#4CA2B2#4CA2B2
#4CA2B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.086 H 211.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CA2B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 162, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 9%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.16, -21.16, -16.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.16, 26.60, 217.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.55% -0.073 -0.0447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.55% 0.086 211.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9335, 30.5892, 46.7539) |
| Luminance | 0.3059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.51
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.14
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.68
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.27
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CA2B2 #B25C4C
analogous
#4CB28F #4CA2B2 #4C6FB2
triadic
#4CA2B2 #B24CA2 #A2B24C
tetradic
#4CA2B2 #8F4CB2 #B25C4C #6FB24C
square
#4CA2B2 #8F4CB2 #B25C4C #6FB24C
split-complementary
#4CA2B2 #B24C6F #B28F4C
monochromatic
#27545C #3A7B87 #4CA2B2 #76B8C5 #A1CFD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#4CA2B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#4CA2B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CA2B2
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CA2B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CA2B2 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959DB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8591B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ca2b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 162, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.086 211.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bdc9',
500: '#4ca2b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ca2b2; $custom-light: #87bdc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ca2b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 162,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.412,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66555,
"c": 0.08558,
"h": 211.5
},
"luminance": 0.30592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CA2B2
secondary
#C49D96
accent
#6B58D0
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182