#4CB0A6#4CB0A6
#4CB0A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.094 H 186.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB0A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 176, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 5.7%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.01, -31.50, -3.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.01, 31.71, 186.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.54% -0.0937 -0.0104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.54% 0.094 186.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3857, 35.3378, 41.5521) |
| Luminance | 0.3534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.18
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.15
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.71
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB0A6 #B04C56
analogous
#4CB074 #4CB0A6 #4C88B0
triadic
#4CB0A6 #A64CB0 #B0A64C
tetradic
#4CB0A6 #744CB0 #B04C56 #88B04C
square
#4CB0A6 #744CB0 #B04C56 #88B04C
split-complementary
#4CB0A6 #B04C88 #B0744C
monochromatic
#275B55 #3A857E #4CB0A6 #76C4BC #A0D6D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#4CB0A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#4CB0A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB0A6
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB0A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB0A6 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A7A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989CA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb0a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 176, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.094 186.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8c0',
500: '#4cb0a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb0a6; $custom-light: #88c8c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb0a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 176,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174,
"s": 39.683,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69537,
"c": 0.09433,
"h": 186.3
},
"luminance": 0.3534
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB0A6
secondary
#C39599
accent
#5864D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281