#4CB3BE#4CB3BE
#4CB3BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.096 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB3BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 179, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.64, -26.30, -14.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.64, 30.05, 208.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.1% -0.0866 -0.0402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.1% 0.096 204.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3910, 37.4915, 54.4456) |
| Luminance | 0.3749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.34
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.31
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.26
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.49
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.74
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB3BE #BE574C
analogous
#4CBE90 #4CB3BE #4C7ABE
triadic
#4CB3BE #BE4CB3 #B3BE4C
tetradic
#4CB3BE #904CBE #BE574C #7ABE4C
square
#4CB3BE #904CBE #BE574C #7ABE4C
split-complementary
#4CB3BE #BE4C7A #BE904C
monochromatic
#266369 #378D96 #4CB3BE #79C6CE #A6D9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#4CB3BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#4CB3BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB3BE
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB3BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB3BE | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6ACBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949FBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb3be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 179, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.096 204.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acad1',
500: '#4cb3be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb3be; $custom-light: #8acad1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb3be",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 179,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.789,
"s": 46.721,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71099,
"c": 0.0955,
"h": 204.9
},
"luminance": 0.37494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB3BE
secondary
#CC9F9A
accent
#5E51D6
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282