#4CAABC#4CAABC
#4CAABC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.092 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CAABC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 170, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.89, -22.33, -17.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.89, 28.42, 218.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.86% -0.0777 -0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.86% 0.092 212.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4286, 33.9141, 52.7205) |
| Luminance | 0.3392 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.82
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.93
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.43
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.58
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CAABC #BC5E4C
analogous
#4CBC96 #4CAABC #4C72BC
triadic
#4CAABC #BC4CAA #AABC4C
tetradic
#4CAABC #964CBC #BC5E4C #72BC4C
square
#4CAABC #964CBC #BC5E4C #72BC4C
split-complementary
#4CAABC #BC4C72 #BC964C
monochromatic
#275D67 #378594 #4CAABC #79BFCD #A5D4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#4CAABC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.78
#4CAABC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CAABC
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CAABC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CAABC | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.78 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA5BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B98BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4caabc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 170, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.092 212.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c3d0',
500: '#4caabc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4caabc; $custom-light: #89c3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4caabc",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 170,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.643,
"s": 45.528,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68865,
"c": 0.09173,
"h": 212.1
},
"luminance": 0.33917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CAABC
secondary
#CAA199
accent
#6853D5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182