#4CB3BD#4CB3BD

#4CB3BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.095 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4CB3BD
RGB	rgb(76, 179, 189)
HSL	hsl(185, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.61, -26.59, -14.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.61, 30.06, 207.81°)
OKLab	oklab(71.06% -0.087 -0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(71.06% 0.095 204)
XYZ	xyz(28.2820, 37.4479, 53.8719)
Luminance	0.3745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4CB3BD #BD564C

analogous

#4CBD8F #4CB3BD #4C7BBD

triadic

#4CB3BD #BD4CB3 #B3BD4C

tetradic

#4CB3BD #8F4CBD #BD564C #7BBD4C

square

#4CB3BD #8F4CBD #BD564C #7BBD4C

split-complementary

#4CB3BD #BD4C7B #BD8F4C

monochromatic

#266268 #378D95 #4CB3BD #79C6CD #A5D9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#4CB3BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.49

#4CB3BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4CB3BD

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4CB3BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4CB3BD	1.00	2.47	8.49	8.49
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6ACBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#959FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4cb3bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 179, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.095 204.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8acad0',
    500: '#4cb3bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4cb3bd;
$custom-light: #8acad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4cb3bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.31,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71062,
    "c": 0.0953,
    "h": 204
  },
  "luminance": 0.37451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4CB3BD

secondary

#CB9E9A

accent

#5E52D6

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4CB3BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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