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#4bc2ab color: Melbourne Cup

#4bc2ab is rgb(75, 194, 171) in RGB and oklch(74.083% 0.11162 177.987) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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168°
100%

74.1%
0.112
178°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #4bc2ab

#4bc2ab is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 178°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melbourne Cup (#45c3ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #4bc2ab mixed with white

  1. 4bc2ab
  2. 63c8b3
  3. 78cfbb
  4. 8bd5c4
  5. 9cdbcc
  6. aee1d4
  7. bee7dd
  8. cfede5
  9. dff3ee
  10. eff9f6

Darker: #4bc2ab mixed with black

  1. 4bc2ab
  2. 40a894
  3. 358f7e
  4. 2b7768
  5. 216054
  6. 174940
  7. 0e342d
  8. 06201b
  9. 020e0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #4bc2ab with less saturation

  1. 4bc2ab
  2. 5ac0ab
  3. 67beab
  4. 72bcab
  5. 7cb9ab
  6. 85b7ab
  7. 8db5ab
  8. 95b2ab
  9. 9db0ab
  10. a4adab

Questions about #4bc2ab

What color is #4bc2ab?

#4bc2ab is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(75, 194, 171), in HSL hsl(168.4, 49.38%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.083% 0.11162 177.987).

What colors go well with #4bc2ab?

The complementary color of #4bc2ab is #e48dab. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #78bf83 and #3dbed0. The triadic partners are #b49be8 and #e09961.

Is white or black text more readable on #4bc2ab?

Black text reads better on #4bc2ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4bc2ab a warm or cool color?

#4bc2ab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 178 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.112.