#4CBDCD#4CBDCD
#4CBDCD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.103 H 208.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CBDCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 189, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.10, -26.91, -17.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.10, 32.12, 213.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.05% -0.091 -0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.05% 0.103 208.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1929, 42.3360, 64.2208) |
| Luminance | 0.4234 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.30
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.17
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.55
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.89
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.36
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CBDCD #CD5C4C
analogous
#4CCD9D #4CBDCD #4C7CCD
triadic
#4CBDCD #CD4CBD #BDCD4C
tetradic
#4CBDCD #9D4CCD #CD5C4C #7CCD4C
square
#4CBDCD #9D4CCD #CD5C4C #7CCD4C
split-complementary
#4CBDCD #CD4C7C #CD9D4C
monochromatic
#23717C #309CAC #4CBDCD #7CCFDA #ACE0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#4CBDCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.47
#4CBDCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CBDCD
9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CBDCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CBDCD | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.47 | 9.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB6CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA8CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cbdcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 189, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.103 208.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd1dc',
500: '#4cbdcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cbdcd; $custom-light: #8cd1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cbdcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 189,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.442,
"s": 56.332,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74047,
"c": 0.10318,
"h": 208.1
},
"luminance": 0.42339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CBDCD
secondary
#D5A69F
accent
#5B48E0
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8283