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#4bcbc3 color: May Day

#4bcbc3 is rgb(75, 203, 195) in RGB and oklch(77.021% 0.11169 189.243) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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176°
100%

77%
0.112
189°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #4bcbc3

#4bcbc3 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 77% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 189°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.63:1, 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: #4bcbc3 mixed with white

  1. 4bcbc3
  2. 64d0c9
  3. 79d6cf
  4. 8cdbd5
  5. 9ee0db
  6. afe6e1
  7. c0ebe7
  8. d0f0ed
  9. e0f5f3
  10. f0faf9

Darker: #4bcbc3 mixed with black

  1. 4bcbc3
  2. 40b0a9
  3. 359690
  4. 2b7d78
  5. 216560
  6. 174d4a
  7. 0e3734
  8. 062220
  9. 020f0e
  10. 000202

Calmer: #4bcbc3 with less saturation

  1. 4bcbc3
  2. 5cc9c2
  3. 6ac7c0
  4. 76c5bf
  5. 81c2bd
  6. 8bc0bc
  7. 94beba
  8. 9dbcb9
  9. a5b9b7
  10. adb7b6

Questions about #4bcbc3

What color is #4bcbc3?

#4bcbc3 is bright light teal. The closest named color is May Day. In RGB it is rgb(75, 203, 195), in HSL hsl(176.25, 55.17%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.021% 0.11169 189.243).

What colors go well with #4bcbc3?

The complementary color of #4bcbc3 is #f296a5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #70ca9b and #52c5e5. The triadic partners are #c9a0ea and #e2a761.

Is white or black text more readable on #4bcbc3?

Black text reads better on #4bcbc3: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4bcbc3 a warm or cool color?

#4bcbc3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 189 degrees, its lightness 77% and its chroma 0.112.