#4CB7AE#4CB7AE
#4CB7AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.099 H 187.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB7AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 183, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 43%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 58%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.5%, 0%, 4.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.36, -32.70, -4.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.36, 33.03, 188.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.51% -0.0978 -0.013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.51% 0.099 187.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5506, 38.4567, 46.0071) |
| Luminance | 0.3846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.90
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.14
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.58
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.81
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.96
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB7AE #B74C55
analogous
#4CB778 #4CB7AE #4C8AB7
triadic
#4CB7AE #AE4CB7 #B7AE4C
tetradic
#4CB7AE #784CB7 #B74C55 #8AB74C
square
#4CB7AE #784CB7 #B74C55 #8AB74C
split-complementary
#4CB7AE #B74C8A #B7784C
monochromatic
#27615D #398D86 #4CB7AE #78C9C2 #A3DAD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#4CB7AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#4CB7AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB7AE
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB7AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB7AE | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAEAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA1AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb7ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 183, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.099 187.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cdc6',
500: '#4cb7ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb7ae; $custom-light: #89cdc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb7ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 183,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.953,
"s": 42.629,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71512,
"c": 0.09871,
"h": 187.6
},
"luminance": 0.38459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB7AE
secondary
#C7989C
accent
#5560D2
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7D8282