#4AB1AA#4AB1AA
#4AB1AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.095 H 189.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AB1AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 177, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.2%, 0%, 4%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.37, -31.29, -5.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.37, 31.75, 189.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.85% -0.0942 -0.015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.85% 0.095 189.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7987, 35.7998, 43.5729) |
| Luminance | 0.3580 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.20
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.75
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.18
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.35
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AB1AA #B14A51
analogous
#4AB177 #4AB1AA #4A85B1
triadic
#4AB1AA #AA4AB1 #B1AA4A
tetradic
#4AB1AA #774AB1 #B14A51 #85B14A
square
#4AB1AA #774AB1 #B14A51 #85B14A
split-complementary
#4AB1AA #B14A85 #B1774A
monochromatic
#265B57 #388681 #4AB1AA #74C5BF #9FD7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#4AB1AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.16
#4AB1AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AB1AA
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AB1AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AB1AA | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.16 | 8.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A8AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989CAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ab1aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 177, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.095 189.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c8c3',
500: '#4ab1aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ab1aa; $custom-light: #87c8c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ab1aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 177,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.922,
"s": 41.036,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69846,
"c": 0.09544,
"h": 189.1
},
"luminance": 0.35802
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AB1AA
secondary
#C39397
accent
#575FD1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281