#4AB1AE#4AB1AE
#4AB1AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.095 H 192.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AB1AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 177, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.2%, 0%, 1.7%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.48, -30.20, -7.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.48, 31.10, 193.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.98% -0.0925 -0.0206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.98% 0.095 192.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1829, 35.9535, 45.5961) |
| Luminance | 0.3596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.28
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.10
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.00
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.06
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.62
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AB1AE #B14A4D
analogous
#4AB17B #4AB1AE #4A81B1
triadic
#4AB1AE #AE4AB1 #B1AE4A
tetradic
#4AB1AE #7B4AB1 #B14A4D #81B14A
square
#4AB1AE #7B4AB1 #B14A4D #81B14A
split-complementary
#4AB1AE #B14A81 #B17B4A
monochromatic
#265B59 #388684 #4AB1AE #74C5C2 #9FD7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#4AB1AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#4AB1AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AB1AE
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AB1AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AB1AE | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A9AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969DAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ab1ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 177, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.095 192.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c8c6',
500: '#4ab1ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ab1ae; $custom-light: #87c8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ab1ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 177,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.252,
"s": 41.036,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6998,
"c": 0.09475,
"h": 192.6
},
"luminance": 0.35956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AB1AE
secondary
#C39395
accent
#575AD1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282