#4CB6BE#4CB6BE
#4CB6BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.097 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB6BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 182, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.54, -27.79, -13.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.54, 30.76, 205.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.82% -0.0898 -0.0365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.82% 0.097 202.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9988, 38.7071, 54.6482) |
| Luminance | 0.3871 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.19
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.25
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.49
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB6BE #BE544C
analogous
#4CBE8D #4CB6BE #4C7DBE
triadic
#4CB6BE #BE4CB6 #B6BE4C
tetradic
#4CB6BE #8D4CBE #BE544C #7DBE4C
square
#4CB6BE #8D4CBE #BE544C #7DBE4C
split-complementary
#4CB6BE #BE4C7D #BE8D4C
monochromatic
#266569 #379096 #4CB6BE #79C8CE #A6DBDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#4CB6BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.74
#4CB6BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB6BE
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB6BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB6BE | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.74 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AFBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A2BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb6be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 182, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.097 202.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8accd1',
500: '#4cb6be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb6be; $custom-light: #8accd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb6be",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 182,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.211,
"s": 46.721,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7182,
"c": 0.09695,
"h": 202.1
},
"luminance": 0.3871
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB6BE
secondary
#CC9E9A
accent
#5B51D6
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282