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#4bc2ac color: Melbourne Cup

#4bc2ac is rgb(75, 194, 172) in RGB and oklch(74.113% 0.11112 178.673) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

74.1%
0.111
179°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #4bc2ac

#4bc2ac is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 179°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.61:1, 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: #4bc2ac mixed with white

  1. 4bc2ac
  2. 63c8b4
  3. 78cfbc
  4. 8bd5c4
  5. 9cdbcc
  6. aee1d5
  7. bee7dd
  8. cfede5
  9. dff3ee
  10. eff9f6

Darker: #4bc2ac mixed with black

  1. 4bc2ac
  2. 40a895
  3. 358f7f
  4. 2b7769
  5. 216054
  6. 174940
  7. 0e342d
  8. 06201b
  9. 020e0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #4bc2ac with less saturation

  1. 4bc2ac
  2. 5ac0ac
  3. 67beac
  4. 72bcac
  5. 7cb9ac
  6. 85b7ab
  7. 8eb5ab
  8. 96b2ab
  9. 9db0ab
  10. a4aeab

Questions about #4bc2ac

What color is #4bc2ac?

#4bc2ac is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(75, 194, 172), in HSL hsl(168.91, 49.38%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.113% 0.11112 178.673).

What colors go well with #4bc2ac?

The complementary color of #4bc2ac is #e48daa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #77bf84 and #3fbed0. The triadic partners are #b49be8 and #df9961.

Is white or black text more readable on #4bc2ac?

Black text reads better on #4bc2ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4bc2ac a warm or cool color?

#4bc2ac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 179 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.111.