#4CA5A7#4CA5A7
#4CA5A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.085 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CA5A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 165, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 54%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.71, -25.84, -9.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.71, 27.40, 199.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.88% -0.081 -0.0253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.88% 0.085 197.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4078, 31.2345, 41.3470) |
| Luminance | 0.3124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.32
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.88
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.63
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CA5A7 #A74E4C
analogous
#4CA77C #4CA5A7 #4C77A7
triadic
#4CA5A7 #A74CA5 #A5A74C
tetradic
#4CA5A7 #7C4CA7 #A74E4C #77A74C
square
#4CA5A7 #7C4CA7 #A74E4C #77A74C
split-complementary
#4CA5A7 #A74C77 #A77C4C
monochromatic
#265253 #397B7D #4CA5A7 #72BDBF #9CD1D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#4CA5A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#4CA5A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CA5A7
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CA5A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CA5A7 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9EA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C93A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ca5a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 165, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.085 197.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c0c1',
500: '#4ca5a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ca5a7; $custom-light: #87c0c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ca5a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 165,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.319,
"s": 37.449,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66876,
"c": 0.08486,
"h": 197.3
},
"luminance": 0.31237
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CA5A7
secondary
#BE9190
accent
#5D5ACD
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181