#4CB2A2#4CB2A2
#4CB2A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.098 H 181.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 178, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.51, -33.49, -0.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.51, 33.50, 181.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.9% -0.0978 -0.0025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.9% 0.098 181.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4196, 35.9834, 39.7813) |
| Luminance | 0.3599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.74
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.11
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.64
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.36
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB2A2 #B24C5C
analogous
#4CB26F #4CB2A2 #4C8FB2
triadic
#4CB2A2 #A24CB2 #B2A24C
tetradic
#4CB2A2 #6F4CB2 #B24C5C #8FB24C
square
#4CB2A2 #6F4CB2 #B24C5C #8FB24C
split-complementary
#4CB2A2 #B24C8F #B26F4C
monochromatic
#275C54 #3A877B #4CB2A2 #76C5B8 #A1D7CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#4CB2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#4CB2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB2A2
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB2A2 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA9A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9DA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 178, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.098 181.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c9bd',
500: '#4cb2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb2a2; $custom-light: #88c9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 178,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.588,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69903,
"c": 0.0978,
"h": 181.5
},
"luminance": 0.35986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB2A2
secondary
#C4969D
accent
#586BD0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281