#4BCAD4

Closest named color: Dark Turquoise (#00CED1). oklch(77.4% 0.11 202.6), rgb(75, 202, 212).

Black text reads best on this color (10.69:1).

About this color

#4BCAD4 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.110 and its hue 203°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.69:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.110)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dark Turquoise (#00CED1)
Black text	10.69:1
White text	1.96:1

Values

HEX	#4BCAD4
RGB	rgb(75, 202, 212)
HSL	hsl(184, 61%, 56%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.4% 0.11 202.6)

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 #4BCAD4	1.96:1	Fails	Lc -41.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #4BCAD4	10.69:1	AAA	Lc 66.4	Content text, not long reading
#4BCAD4 text on white	1.96:1	Fails	Lc 37.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4BCAD4 text on black	10.69:1	AAA	Lc -64.9	Content text, not long reading

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 300.

Step 50
50

#EBF9FA

oklch(97.2% 0.015 202.1)
Step 100
100

#D2F1F3

oklch(93.6% 0.032 201.4)
Step 200
200

#A9E6EB

oklch(88.5% 0.062 202.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#4BCAD4

oklch(77.4% 0.11 202.6)
Step 400
400

#00B6C1

oklch(70.7% 0.12 202.5)
Step 500
500

#009CA6

oklch(63.1% 0.107 202.8)
Step 600
600

#00838B

oklch(55.5% 0.095 202.3)
Step 700
700

#006E75

oklch(49% 0.083 202.5)
Step 800
800

#005A60

oklch(42.6% 0.073 202.7)
Step 900
900

#004B50

oklch(37.6% 0.064 202.5)
Step 950
950

#002D30

oklch(27% 0.046 201.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4BCAD4 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)	#BBC2D5	0.111
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A7B3D5	0.102
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00D2CD	0.034
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B9B9B9	0.111