#4CBDAE#4CBDAE
#4CBDAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.104 H 183.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CBDAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 189, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 7.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.17, -35.51, -1.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.17, 35.57, 183.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.98% -0.1043 -0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.98% 0.104 183.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8146, 40.9847, 46.4285) |
| Luminance | 0.4099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.91
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.69
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.49
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.03
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CBDAE #BD4C5B
analogous
#4CBD76 #4CBDAE #4C94BD
triadic
#4CBDAE #AE4CBD #BDAE4C
tetradic
#4CBDAE #764CBD #BD4C5B #94BD4C
square
#4CBDAE #764CBD #BD4C5B #94BD4C
split-complementary
#4CBDAE #BD4C94 #BD764C
monochromatic
#26685F #379588 #4CBDAE #79CDC2 #A5DED6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#4CBDAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#4CBDAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CBDAE
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CBDAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CBDAE | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B3AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A6AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cbdae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 189, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.104 183.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad1c6',
500: '#4cbdae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cbdae; $custom-light: #8ad1c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cbdae",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 189,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.035,
"s": 46.122,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72979,
"c": 0.10448,
"h": 183.2
},
"luminance": 0.40988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CBDAE
secondary
#CB9AA0
accent
#5264D6
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8282