#4BB7C5

Closest named color: Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4). oklch(72.3% 0.099 207), rgb(75, 183, 197).

Black text reads best on this color (8.87:1).

About this color

#4BB7C5 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 72%, its chroma 0.099 and its hue 207°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.87:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (72%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.099)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4)
Black text	8.87:1
White text	2.36:1

Values

HEX	#4BB7C5
RGB	rgb(75, 183, 197)
HSL	hsl(187, 51%, 53%)
OKLCH	oklch(72.3% 0.099 207)

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 #4BB7C5	2.36:1	Fails	Lc -51.3	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #4BB7C5	8.87:1	AAA	Lc 57.6	Large or bold text, headings
#4BB7C5 text on white	2.36:1	Fails	Lc 46.4	Large or bold text, headings
#4BB7C5 text on black	8.87:1	AAA	Lc -55.7	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

#EFF7F8

oklch(97% 0.009 205.9)
Step 100
100

#DDEEF0

oklch(93.7% 0.018 205.3)
Step 200
200

#C0E0E5

oklch(88.5% 0.034 208)
Step 300
300

#91CDD5

oklch(81% 0.062 206.4)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#4BB7C5

oklch(72.3% 0.099 207)
Step 500
500

#009BAA

oklch(63% 0.108 206.9)
Step 600
600

#008390

oklch(55.7% 0.096 207)
Step 700
700

#006E79

oklch(49.2% 0.084 206.9)
Step 800
800

#005A63

oklch(42.7% 0.073 206.6)
Step 900
900

#004B53

oklch(37.7% 0.065 207)
Step 950
950

#002D32

oklch(27.1% 0.046 206.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4BB7C5 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)	#A9B0C6	0.097
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#96A3C5	0.088
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00BEBB	0.037
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A8A8A8	0.100