#4CBAAE#4CBAAE
#4CBAAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.102 H 185.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CBAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 186, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 59%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.1%, 0%, 6.5%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.26, -34.11, -3.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.26, 34.27, 185.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.25% -0.1011 -0.0095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.25% 0.102 185.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1760, 39.7074, 46.2156) |
| Luminance | 0.3971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.72
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.55
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.66
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.58
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CBAAE #BA4C58
analogous
#4CBA77 #4CBAAE #4C8FBA
triadic
#4CBAAE #AE4CBA #BAAE4C
tetradic
#4CBAAE #774CBA #BA4C58 #8FBA4C
square
#4CBAAE #774CBA #BA4C58 #8FBA4C
split-complementary
#4CBAAE #BA4C8F #BA774C
monochromatic
#27655E #389187 #4CBAAE #78CBC2 #A4DCD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#4CBAAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#4CBAAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CBAAE
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CBAAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CBAAE | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B0AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A4AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cbaae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 186, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.102 185.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cfc6',
500: '#4cbaae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cbaae; $custom-light: #89cfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cbaae",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 186,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.455,
"s": 44.355,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72245,
"c": 0.10152,
"h": 185.3
},
"luminance": 0.3971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CBAAE
secondary
#C9999E
accent
#5462D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8282