#4CB8A0#4CB8A0
#4CB8A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.106 H 176.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB8A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 184, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 43%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 59%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 0%, 13%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.28, -36.78, 2.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.28, 36.90, 175.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.33% -0.1053 0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.33% 0.106 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4632, 38.3529, 39.2591) |
| Luminance | 0.3836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.57
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.09
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.13
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.23
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.32
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB8A0 #B84C64
analogous
#4CB86A #4CB8A0 #4C9AB8
triadic
#4CB8A0 #A04CB8 #B8A04C
tetradic
#4CB8A0 #6A4CB8 #B84C64 #9AB84C
square
#4CB8A0 #6A4CB8 #B84C64 #9AB84C
split-complementary
#4CB8A0 #B84C9A #B86A4C
monochromatic
#276355 #388E7B #4CB8A0 #78C9B7 #A4DBCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#4CB8A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#4CB8A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB8A0
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB8A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB8A0 | 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)
#B2AD9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A2A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb8a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 184, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.106 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cebc',
500: '#4cb8a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb8a0; $custom-light: #88cebc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb8a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 184,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.667,
"s": 43.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71325,
"c": 0.10552,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.38356
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB8A0
secondary
#C898A3
accent
#5571D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281