#4CB2AE#4CB2AE
#4CB2AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.094 H 191.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 178, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 2.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.85, -30.31, -6.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.85, 31.07, 192.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.29% -0.0924 -0.0191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.29% 0.094 191.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5376, 36.4306, 45.6695) |
| Luminance | 0.3643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.16
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.80
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.67
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.82
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB2AE #B24C50
analogous
#4CB27B #4CB2AE #4C83B2
triadic
#4CB2AE #AE4CB2 #B2AE4C
tetradic
#4CB2AE #7B4CB2 #B24C50 #83B24C
square
#4CB2AE #7B4CB2 #B24C50 #83B24C
split-complementary
#4CB2AE #B24C83 #B27B4C
monochromatic
#275C5A #3A8784 #4CB2AE #76C5C2 #A1D7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#4CB2AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#4CB2AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB2AE
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB2AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB2AE | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AAAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989EAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb2ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 178, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.094 191.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c9c6',
500: '#4cb2ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb2ae; $custom-light: #89c9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb2ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 178,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.647,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70291,
"c": 0.09435,
"h": 191.7
},
"luminance": 0.36433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB2AE
secondary
#C49698
accent
#585CD0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282