#4CB1AA#4CB1AA
#4CB1AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.094 H 189.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB1AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 177, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 4%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.43, -30.91, -5.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.43, 31.35, 189.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.91% -0.0931 -0.0148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.91% 0.094 189) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9552, 35.8805, 43.5802) |
| Luminance | 0.3588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.32
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.82
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.25
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.36
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB1AA #B14C53
analogous
#4CB178 #4CB1AA #4C85B1
triadic
#4CB1AA #AA4CB1 #B1AA4C
tetradic
#4CB1AA #784CB1 #B14C53 #85B14C
square
#4CB1AA #784CB1 #B14C53 #85B14C
split-complementary
#4CB1AA #B14C85 #B1784C
monochromatic
#275B58 #3A8681 #4CB1AA #76C4BF #A1D7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#4CB1AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.18
#4CB1AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB1AA
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB1AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB1AA | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.18 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A8AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989DAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb1aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 177, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.094 189.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8c3',
500: '#4cb1aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb1aa; $custom-light: #88c8c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb1aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 177,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.842,
"s": 39.921,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69913,
"c": 0.09423,
"h": 189
},
"luminance": 0.35883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB1AA
secondary
#C39599
accent
#5860D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281