#4CB4A2#4CB4A2
#4CB4A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.100 H 180.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB4A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 180, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 58%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 0%, 10%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.12, -34.43, 0.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.12, 34.43, 179.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.4% -0.1 -0.0001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.4% 0.1 180.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8204, 36.7851, 39.9149) |
| Luminance | 0.3679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.22
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.01
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.44
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.78
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB4A2 #B44C5E
analogous
#4CB46E #4CB4A2 #4C92B4
triadic
#4CB4A2 #A24CB4 #B4A24C
tetradic
#4CB4A2 #6E4CB4 #B44C5E #92B44C
square
#4CB4A2 #6E4CB4 #B44C5E #92B44C
split-complementary
#4CB4A2 #B44C92 #B46E4C
monochromatic
#275E55 #3A897B #4CB4A2 #77C6B8 #A2D8CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#4CB4A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.36
#4CB4A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB4A2
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB4A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB4A2 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.36 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADAAA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9FA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb4a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 180, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.100 180.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cbbd',
500: '#4cb4a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb4a2; $custom-light: #88cbbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb4a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 180,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.615,
"s": 40.945,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70396,
"c": 0.09997,
"h": 180.1
},
"luminance": 0.36788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB4A2
secondary
#C5979F
accent
#576CD1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281