#4AB09B#4AB09B
#4AB09B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.100 H 177.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AB09B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 176, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 0%, 11.9%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.65, -34.75, 1.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.65, 34.80, 176.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.13% -0.1 0.0045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.13% 0.1 177.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2631, 34.8707, 36.4560) |
| Luminance | 0.3487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.92
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.12
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.42
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.65
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AB09B #B04A5F
analogous
#4AB068 #4AB09B #4A92B0
triadic
#4AB09B #9B4AB0 #B09B4A
tetradic
#4AB09B #684AB0 #B04A5F #92B04A
square
#4AB09B #684AB0 #B04A5F #92B04A
split-complementary
#4AB09B #B04A92 #B0684A
monochromatic
#265A4F #388575 #4AB09B #73C4B3 #9ED6CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4AB09B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#4AB09B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AB09B
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AB09B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AB09B | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA69A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9B9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ab09b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 176, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.100 177.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c8b8',
500: '#4ab09b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ab09b; $custom-light: #86c8b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ab09b",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 176,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.647,
"s": 40.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69126,
"c": 0.10006,
"h": 177.4
},
"luminance": 0.34873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AB09B
secondary
#C3939D
accent
#5770D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280