#4CB2AD#4CB2AD
#4CB2AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.095 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB2AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 178, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 2.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.82, -30.58, -6.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.82, 31.23, 191.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.26% -0.0928 -0.0177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.26% 0.095 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4404, 36.3918, 45.1580) |
| Luminance | 0.3639 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.34
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB2AD #B24C51
analogous
#4CB27A #4CB2AD #4C84B2
triadic
#4CB2AD #AD4CB2 #B2AD4C
tetradic
#4CB2AD #7A4CB2 #B24C51 #84B24C
square
#4CB2AD #7A4CB2 #B24C51 #84B24C
split-complementary
#4CB2AD #B24C84 #B27A4C
monochromatic
#275C5A #3A8783 #4CB2AD #76C5C1 #A1D7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#4CB2AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.28
#4CB2AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB2AD
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB2AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB2AD | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.28 | 8.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AAAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989DAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb2ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 178, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.095 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c9c5',
500: '#4cb2ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb2ad; $custom-light: #88c9c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb2ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 178,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.059,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70258,
"c": 0.0945,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.36394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB2AD
secondary
#C49698
accent
#585ED0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281