#4CB5BD#4CB5BD

#4CB5BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.096 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4CB5BD
RGB	rgb(76, 181, 189)
HSL	hsl(184, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.21, -27.58, -13.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.21, 30.55, 205.46°)
OKLab	oklab(71.54% -0.0892 -0.0363)
OKLCH	oklch(71.54% 0.096 202.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.6858, 38.2554, 54.0065)
Luminance	0.3826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4CB5BD #BD544C

analogous

#4CBD8D #4CB5BD #4C7DBD

triadic

#4CB5BD #BD4CB5 #B5BD4C

tetradic

#4CB5BD #8D4CBD #BD544C #7DBD4C

square

#4CB5BD #8D4CBD #BD544C #7DBD4C

split-complementary

#4CB5BD #BD4C7D #BD8D4C

monochromatic

#266468 #378E95 #4CB5BD #79C7CD #A5DADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#4CB5BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.65

#4CB5BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4CB5BD

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4CB5BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4CB5BD	1.00	2.43	8.65	8.65
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A1BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4cb5bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 181, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.096 202.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8acbd0',
    500: '#4cb5bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4cb5bd;
$custom-light: #8acbd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4cb5bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.248,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71543,
    "c": 0.09629,
    "h": 202.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4CB5BD

secondary

#CB9D9A

accent

#5B52D6

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4CB5BD

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

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