#4CBCB3#4CBCB3
#4CBCB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.102 H 187.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CBCB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 188, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 4.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.00, -33.72, -4.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.00, 34.09, 188.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.9% -0.101 -0.0139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.9% 0.102 187.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0968, 40.7546, 48.9721) |
| Luminance | 0.4076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.71
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.46
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.34
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.64
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CBCB3 #BC4C55
analogous
#4CBC7B #4CBCB3 #4C8DBC
triadic
#4CBCB3 #B34CBC #BCB34C
tetradic
#4CBCB3 #7B4CBC #BC4C55 #8DBC4C
square
#4CBCB3 #7B4CBC #BC4C55 #8DBC4C
split-complementary
#4CBCB3 #BC4C8D #BC7B4C
monochromatic
#276762 #37948C #4CBCB3 #79CDC6 #A5DDD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#4CBCB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#4CBCB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CBCB3
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CBCB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CBCB3 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B3B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A6B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cbcb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 188, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.102 187.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad0c9',
500: '#4cbcb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cbcb3; $custom-light: #8ad0c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cbcb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 188,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.179,
"s": 45.528,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72895,
"c": 0.10197,
"h": 187.9
},
"luminance": 0.40758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CBCB3
secondary
#CA999D
accent
#535DD5
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8282