#4CBFBC#4CBFBC
#4CBFBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.103 H 192.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CBFBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 191, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 1.6%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.16, -32.70, -8.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.16, 33.71, 194.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.92% -0.1003 -0.0227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.92% 0.103 192.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6844, 42.4257, 54.1391) |
| Luminance | 0.4243 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.59
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.61
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.91
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.65
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CBFBC #BF4C4F
analogous
#4CBF83 #4CBFBC #4C88BF
triadic
#4CBFBC #BC4CBF #BFBC4C
tetradic
#4CBFBC #834CBF #BF4C4F #88BF4C
square
#4CBFBC #834CBF #BF4C4F #88BF4C
split-complementary
#4CBFBC #BF4C88 #BF834C
monochromatic
#266B69 #369895 #4CBFBC #79CFCD #A6DFDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#4CBFBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#4CBFBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CBFBC
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CBFBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CBFBC | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4B6BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A9BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cbfbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 191, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.103 192.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd2d0',
500: '#4cbfbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cbfbc; $custom-light: #8bd2d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cbfbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 191,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.435,
"s": 47.325,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73921,
"c": 0.10279,
"h": 192.8
},
"luminance": 0.42429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CBFBC
secondary
#CC9A9C
accent
#5154D7
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8282