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#4bcac6 color: May Day

#4bcac6 is rgb(75, 202, 198) in RGB and oklch(76.879% 0.11037 192.143) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

76.9%
0.110
192°
  • Cyan
  • 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
10.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #4bcac6

#4bcac6 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 76.9% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 192°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.56:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #4bcac6 mixed with white

  1. 4bcac6
  2. 64d0cc
  3. 79d5d1
  4. 8cdad7
  5. 9ee0dd
  6. afe5e2
  7. c0eae8
  8. d0f0ee
  9. e0f5f3
  10. effaf9

Darker: #4bcac6 mixed with black

  1. 4bcac6
  2. 40afac
  3. 359592
  4. 2b7c7a
  5. 216462
  6. 174d4b
  7. 0e3735
  8. 062221
  9. 020f0e
  10. 000202

Calmer: #4bcac6 with less saturation

  1. 4bcac6
  2. 5cc8c4
  3. 6ac6c2
  4. 76c4c1
  5. 81c2bf
  6. 8bc0bd
  7. 94bdbb
  8. 9dbbb9
  9. a5b9b7
  10. acb6b5

Questions about #4bcac6

What color is #4bcac6?

#4bcac6 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is May Day. In RGB it is rgb(75, 202, 198), in HSL hsl(178.11, 54.51%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.879% 0.11037 192.143).

What colors go well with #4bcac6?

The complementary color of #4bcac6 is #f196a1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6cca9e and #57c3e6. The triadic partners are #cc9fe7 and #dfa860.

Is white or black text more readable on #4bcac6?

Black text reads better on #4bcac6: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4bcac6 a warm or cool color?

#4bcac6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 192 degrees, its lightness 76.9% and its chroma 0.11.