#4AB09D#4AB09D
#4AB09D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.099 H 179.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AB09D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 176, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 0%, 10.8%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -34.24, 0.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 34.25, 178.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.19% -0.099 0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.19% 0.099 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4324, 34.9384, 37.3480) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.58
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.96
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.62
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AB09D #B04A5D
analogous
#4AB06A #4AB09D #4A90B0
triadic
#4AB09D #9D4AB0 #B09D4A
tetradic
#4AB09D #6A4AB0 #B04A5D #90B04A
square
#4AB09D #6A4AB0 #B04A5D #90B04A
split-complementary
#4AB09D #B04A90 #B06A4A
monochromatic
#265A50 #388577 #4AB09D #73C4B5 #9ED6CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4AB09D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#4AB09D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AB09D
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AB09D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AB09D | 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)
#A9A69C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9B9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ab09d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 176, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.099 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c8b9',
500: '#4ab09d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ab09d; $custom-light: #86c8b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ab09d",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 176,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.824,
"s": 40.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69186,
"c": 0.09906,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.34941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AB09D
secondary
#C3939C
accent
#576ED1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280