#4CB3AF#4CB3AF
#4CB3AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.095 H 191.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB3AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 179, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.5%, 0%, 2.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.18, -30.52, -6.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.18, 31.29, 192.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.57% -0.093 -0.0193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.57% 0.095 191.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8351, 36.8691, 46.2514) |
| Luminance | 0.3687 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.17
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.66
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.57
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.53
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.82
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB3AF #B34C50
analogous
#4CB37C #4CB3AF #4C83B3
triadic
#4CB3AF #AF4CB3 #B3AF4C
tetradic
#4CB3AF #7C4CB3 #B34C50 #83B34C
square
#4CB3AF #7C4CB3 #B34C50 #83B34C
split-complementary
#4CB3AF #B34C83 #B37C4C
monochromatic
#285D5B #3A8885 #4CB3AF #77C5C2 #A2D7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#4CB3AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.37
#4CB3AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB3AF
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB3AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB3AF | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.37 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9ABAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999EB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb3af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 179, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.095 191.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cac6',
500: '#4cb3af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb3af; $custom-light: #89cac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb3af",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 179,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.67,
"s": 40.392,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70569,
"c": 0.09502,
"h": 191.7
},
"luminance": 0.36872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB3AF
secondary
#C49698
accent
#585CD0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282