#4CB0BD#4CB0BD

#4CB0BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.094 H 206.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4CB0BD
RGB	rgb(76, 176, 189)
HSL	hsl(187, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(187, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 6.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.72, -25.09, -15.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.72, 29.43, 211.50°)
OKLab	oklab(70.34% -0.0838 -0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(70.34% 0.094 206.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.6873, 36.2585, 53.6737)
Luminance	0.3626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4CB0BD #BD594C

analogous

#4CBD92 #4CB0BD #4C78BD

triadic

#4CB0BD #BD4CB0 #B0BD4C

tetradic

#4CB0BD #924CBD #BD594C #78BD4C

square

#4CB0BD #924CBD #BD594C #78BD4C

split-complementary

#4CB0BD #BD4C78 #BD924C

monochromatic

#266168 #378A95 #4CB0BD #79C4CD #A5D7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.54

#4CB0BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.25

#4CB0BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4CB0BD

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4CB0BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4CB0BD	1.00	2.54	8.25	8.25
#FFFFFF	2.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2AABE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#919DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B7B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4cb0bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 176, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.094 206.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ac8d0',
    500: '#4cb0bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4cb0bd;
$custom-light: #8ac8d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4cb0bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.903,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70342,
    "c": 0.09399,
    "h": 206.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.36261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4CB0BD

secondary

#CB9F9A

accent

#6152D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4CB0BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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