#4CB5BF#4CB5BF

#4CB5BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.097 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4CB5BF
RGB	rgb(76, 181, 191)
HSL	hsl(185, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 60%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.27, -27.01, -14.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.27, 30.48, 207.63°)
OKLab	oklab(71.62% -0.0883 -0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(71.62% 0.097 203.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.9044, 38.3429, 55.1577)
Luminance	0.3835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4CB5BF #BF564C

analogous

#4CBF8F #4CB5BF #4C7CBF

triadic

#4CB5BF #BF4CB5 #B5BF4C

tetradic

#4CB5BF #8F4CBF #BF564C #7CBF4C

square

#4CB5BF #8F4CBF #BF564C #7CBF4C

split-complementary

#4CB5BF #BF4C7C #BF8F4C

monochromatic

#26656B #368F98 #4CB5BF #79C8CF #A6DADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#4CB5BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.67

#4CB5BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4CB5BF

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4CB5BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4CB5BF	1.00	2.42	8.67	8.67
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A1BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4cb5bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 181, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.097 203.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8acbd2',
    500: '#4cb5bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4cb5bf;
$custom-light: #8acbd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4cb5bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.217,
    "s": 47.325,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71616,
    "c": 0.09661,
    "h": 203.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.38346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4CB5BF

secondary

#CC9F9A

accent

#5D51D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4CB5BF

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

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