#4CAEB5#4CAEB5
#4CAEB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.091 H 201.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CAEB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 174, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 58%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 3.9%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.86, -26.39, -12.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.86, 29.09, 204.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.57% -0.085 -0.0338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.57% 0.091 201.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4535, 35.1421, 49.0961) |
| Luminance | 0.3514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.36
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.71
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.84
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.86
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CAEB5 #B5534C
analogous
#4CB587 #4CAEB5 #4C79B5
triadic
#4CAEB5 #B54CAE #AEB54C
tetradic
#4CAEB5 #874CB5 #B5534C #79B54C
square
#4CAEB5 #874CB5 #B5534C #79B54C
split-complementary
#4CAEB5 #B54C79 #B5874C
monochromatic
#275C5F #39858B #4CAEB5 #77C2C7 #A3D5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4CAEB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#4CAEB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CAEB5
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CAEB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CAEB5 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A7B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929BB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4caeb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 174, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.091 201.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c6cb',
500: '#4caeb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4caeb5; $custom-light: #89c6cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4caeb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 174,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184,
"s": 41.502,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69565,
"c": 0.09147,
"h": 201.7
},
"luminance": 0.35145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CAEB5
secondary
#C69A97
accent
#5F56D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282