#4CAEB3#4CAEB3
#4CAEB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.091 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CAEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 174, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.5%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.80, -26.96, -11.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.80, 29.20, 202.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.49% -0.0858 -0.031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.49% 0.091 199.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2498, 35.0607, 48.0231) |
| Luminance | 0.3506 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.98
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.62
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.14
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.35
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CAEB3 #B3514C
analogous
#4CB385 #4CAEB3 #4C7AB3
triadic
#4CAEB3 #B34CAE #AEB34C
tetradic
#4CAEB3 #854CB3 #B3514C #7AB34C
square
#4CAEB3 #854CB3 #B3514C #7AB34C
split-complementary
#4CAEB3 #B34C7A #B3854C
monochromatic
#285A5D #3A8488 #4CAEB3 #77C1C5 #A2D5D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4CAEB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#4CAEB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CAEB3
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CAEB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CAEB3 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A7B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929BB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4caeb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 174, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.091 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c6c9',
500: '#4caeb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4caeb3; $custom-light: #89c6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4caeb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 174,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.913,
"s": 40.392,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69492,
"c": 0.09127,
"h": 199.9
},
"luminance": 0.35063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CAEB3
secondary
#C49996
accent
#5D58D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282