#4AADBC#4AADBC
#4AADBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.094 H 208.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AADBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 173, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.6%, 8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -24.23, -16.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 29.22, 213.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.52% -0.0822 -0.0452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.52% 0.094 208.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8410, 34.9711, 52.9028) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.99
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.71
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.61
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.87
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.67
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AADBC #BC594A
analogous
#4ABC92 #4AADBC #4A74BC
triadic
#4AADBC #BC4AAD #ADBC4A
tetradic
#4AADBC #924ABC #BC594A #74BC4A
square
#4AADBC #924ABC #BC594A #74BC4A
split-complementary
#4AADBC #BC4A74 #BC924A
monochromatic
#265D66 #368693 #4AADBC #77C1CD #A3D5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4AADBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#4AADBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AADBC
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AADBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AADBC | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aadbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 173, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.094 208.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c5d0',
500: '#4aadbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aadbc; $custom-light: #88c5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aadbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 173,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.895,
"s": 45.968,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69516,
"c": 0.0938,
"h": 208.8
},
"luminance": 0.34974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AADBC
secondary
#CA9E98
accent
#6352D6
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282