#4CB2A3#4CB2A3
#4CB2A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.097 H 182.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB2A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 178, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 8.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.53, -33.23, -1.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.53, 33.26, 182.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.93% -0.0973 -0.0039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.93% 0.097 182.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5088, 36.0191, 40.2513) |
| Luminance | 0.3602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.62
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.85
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.97
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.00
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.47
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB2A3 #B24C5B
analogous
#4CB270 #4CB2A3 #4C8EB2
triadic
#4CB2A3 #A34CB2 #B2A34C
tetradic
#4CB2A3 #704CB2 #B24C5B #8EB24C
square
#4CB2A3 #704CB2 #B24C5B #8EB24C
split-complementary
#4CB2A3 #B24C8E #B2704C
monochromatic
#275C54 #3A877C #4CB2A3 #76C5B9 #A1D7CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#4CB2A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#4CB2A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB2A3
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB2A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB2A3 | 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)
#AAA9A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9DA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb2a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 178, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.097 182.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c9be',
500: '#4cb2a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb2a3; $custom-light: #88c9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb2a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 178,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.176,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69934,
"c": 0.09739,
"h": 182.3
},
"luminance": 0.36022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB2A3
secondary
#C4969D
accent
#5869D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281