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#4bcac2 color: May Day

#4bcac2 is rgb(75, 202, 194) in RGB and oklch(76.747% 0.11108 189.209) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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176°
100%

76.7%
0.111
189°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #4bcac2

#4bcac2 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 76.7% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 189°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.53:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is May Day (#53cbc4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #4bcac2 mixed with white

  1. 4bcac2
  2. 64d0c8
  3. 79d5ce
  4. 8cdad4
  5. 9ee0da
  6. afe5e0
  7. c0eae6
  8. d0f0ec
  9. e0f5f3
  10. effaf9

Darker: #4bcac2 mixed with black

  1. 4bcac2
  2. 40afa8
  3. 35958f
  4. 2b7c77
  5. 216460
  6. 174d49
  7. 0e3734
  8. 062220
  9. 020f0e
  10. 000202

Calmer: #4bcac2 with less saturation

  1. 4bcac2
  2. 5cc8c1
  3. 6ac6bf
  4. 76c4be
  5. 81c2bc
  6. 8bbfbb
  7. 94bdb9
  8. 9cbbb8
  9. a4b8b6
  10. acb6b5

Questions about #4bcac2

What color is #4bcac2?

#4bcac2 is bright light teal. The closest named color is May Day. In RGB it is rgb(75, 202, 194), in HSL hsl(176.22, 54.51%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.747% 0.11108 189.209).

What colors go well with #4bcac2?

The complementary color of #4bcac2 is #f095a4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #70c99a and #52c4e3. The triadic partners are #c8a0e9 and #e1a661.

Is white or black text more readable on #4bcac2?

Black text reads better on #4bcac2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4bcac2 a warm or cool color?

#4bcac2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 189 degrees, its lightness 76.7% and its chroma 0.111.