#4CB3AA#4CB3AA
#4CB3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.096 H 187.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 179, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.5%, 0%, 5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.03, -31.87, -4.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.03, 32.16, 187.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.4% -0.0953 -0.0123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.4% 0.096 187.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3531, 36.6763, 43.7128) |
| Luminance | 0.3668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.61
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.97
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.40
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.28
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB3AA #B34C55
analogous
#4CB376 #4CB3AA #4C89B3
triadic
#4CB3AA #AA4CB3 #B3AA4C
tetradic
#4CB3AA #764CB3 #B34C55 #89B34C
square
#4CB3AA #764CB3 #B34C55 #89B34C
split-complementary
#4CB3AA #B34C89 #B3764C
monochromatic
#285D58 #3A8881 #4CB3AA #77C5BE #A2D7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#4CB3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#4CB3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB3AA
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB3AA | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAAAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9EAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 179, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.096 187.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cac3',
500: '#4cb3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb3aa; $custom-light: #88cac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 179,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.757,
"s": 40.392,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70403,
"c": 0.09606,
"h": 187.4
},
"luminance": 0.36679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB3AA
secondary
#C4969A
accent
#5862D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281