#4CB4BD#4CB4BD

#4CB4BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.096 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4CB4BD
RGB	rgb(76, 180, 189)
HSL	hsl(185, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.91, -27.09, -13.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.91, 30.30, 206.62°)
OKLab	oklab(71.3% -0.0881 -0.0376)
OKLCH	oklch(71.3% 0.096 203.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.4832, 37.8502, 53.9390)
Luminance	0.3785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4CB4BD #BD554C

analogous

#4CBD8E #4CB4BD #4C7CBD

triadic

#4CB4BD #BD4CB4 #B4BD4C

tetradic

#4CB4BD #8E4CBD #BD554C #7CBD4C

square

#4CB4BD #8E4CBD #BD554C #7CBD4C

split-complementary

#4CB4BD #BD4C7C #BD8E4C

monochromatic

#266368 #378D95 #4CB4BD #79C7CD #A5D9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#4CB4BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.57

#4CB4BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4CB4BD

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4CB4BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4CB4BD	1.00	2.45	8.57	8.57
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7ADBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A0BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4cb4bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 180, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.096 203.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8acad0',
    500: '#4cb4bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4cb4bd;
$custom-light: #8acad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4cb4bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.779,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71303,
    "c": 0.09578,
    "h": 203.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.37853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4CB4BD

secondary

#CB9E9A

accent

#5D52D6

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4CB4BD

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

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