#4CBDBF#4CBDBF

#4CBDBF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.101 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4CBDBF
RGB	rgb(76, 189, 191)
HSL	hsl(181, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(181, 60%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.66, -30.92, -10.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.66, 32.67, 198.86°)
OKLab	oklab(73.54% -0.0968 -0.0293)
OKLCH	oklch(73.54% 0.101 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.5780, 41.6901, 55.7156)
Luminance	0.4169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4CBDBF #BF4E4C

analogous

#4CBF87 #4CBDBF #4C84BF

triadic

#4CBDBF #BF4CBD #BDBF4C

tetradic

#4CBDBF #874CBF #BF4E4C #84BF4C

square

#4CBDBF #874CBF #BF4E4C #84BF4C

split-complementary

#4CBDBF #BF4C84 #BF874C

monochromatic

#26696B #369698 #4CBDBF #79CECF #A6DEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.25

#4CBDBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.34

#4CBDBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4CBDBF

9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4CBDBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4CBDBF	1.00	2.25	9.34	9.34
#FFFFFF	2.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B1B5BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FA7C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C3BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ADADAD

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4cbdbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 189, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.101 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bd1d2',
    500: '#4cbdbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4cbdbf;
$custom-light: #8bd1d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4cbdbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.043,
    "s": 47.325,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73541,
    "c": 0.10116,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.41693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4CBDBF

secondary

#CC9B9A

accent

#5351D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0D1414

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4CBDBF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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