#4CB2B1#4CB2B1
#4CB2B1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.094 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB2B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 178, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 0.6%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.94, -29.48, -8.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.94, 30.65, 195.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.39% -0.0911 -0.0233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.39% 0.094 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8333, 36.5489, 47.2270) |
| Luminance | 0.3655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.65
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.92
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.06
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.74
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB2B1 #B24C4D
analogous
#4CB27E #4CB2B1 #4C80B2
triadic
#4CB2B1 #B14CB2 #B2B14C
tetradic
#4CB2B1 #7E4CB2 #B24C4D #80B24C
square
#4CB2B1 #7E4CB2 #B24C4D #80B24C
split-complementary
#4CB2B1 #B24C80 #B27E4C
monochromatic
#275C5C #3A8786 #4CB2B1 #76C5C4 #A1D7D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#4CB2B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#4CB2B1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB2B1
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB2B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB2B1 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AAB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979EB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb2b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 178, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.094 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c9c8',
500: '#4cb2b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb2b1; $custom-light: #89c9c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb2b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 178,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.412,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70393,
"c": 0.09401,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.36552
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB2B1
secondary
#C49696
accent
#5859D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282