#4BB0CA

Closest named color: Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4). oklch(70.8% 0.1 217.6), rgb(75, 176, 202).

Black text reads best on this color (8.36:1).

About this color

#4BB0CA is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 71%, its chroma 0.100 and its hue 218°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.36:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (71%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.100)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4)
Black text	8.36:1
White text	2.51:1

Values

HEX	#4BB0CA
RGB	rgb(75, 176, 202)
HSL	hsl(192, 55%, 54%)
OKLCH	oklch(70.8% 0.1 217.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #4BB0CA	2.51:1	Fails	Lc -54.1	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #4BB0CA	8.36:1	AAA	Lc 55.0	Large or bold text, headings
#4BB0CA text on white	2.51:1	Fails	Lc 49.0	Large or bold text, headings
#4BB0CA text on black	8.36:1	AAA	Lc -52.9	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F0F7F9

oklch(97.1% 0.008 216.6)
Step 100
100

#DDEDF2

oklch(93.6% 0.018 218.4)
Step 200
200

#C1DFE8

oklch(88.5% 0.034 217.8)
Step 300
300

#93CBDB

oklch(80.9% 0.062 217.4)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#4BB0CA

oklch(70.8% 0.1 217.6)
Step 500
500

#0099B6

oklch(63% 0.113 217.6)
Step 600
600

#00819A

oklch(55.7% 0.1 217.7)
Step 700
700

#006C82

oklch(49.1% 0.088 218.4)
Step 800
800

#00596B

oklch(42.8% 0.077 217.7)
Step 900
900

#004A59

oklch(37.7% 0.067 217.2)
Step 950
950

#002C36

oklch(27% 0.048 217.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4BB0CA with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#9FABCB	0.087
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8D9ECA	0.078
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00B9B8	0.050
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A3A3A3	0.100