#4AB1CA#4AB1CA

#4AB1CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.101 H 216.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4AB1CA
RGBrgb(74, 177, 202)
HSLhsl(192, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(192, 63%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(63.4%, 12.4%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LABlab(67.40, -22.08, -21.53)
CIE-LCHlch(67.40, 30.85, 224.28°)
OKLaboklab(71.02% -0.0808 -0.0599)
OKLCHoklch(71.02% 0.101 216.5)
XYZxyz(29.2025, 37.1613, 61.4995)
Luminance0.3716 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4AB1CA #CA634A
analogous
#4ACAA3 #4AB1CA #4A71CA
triadic
#4AB1CA #CA4AB1 #B1CA4A
tetradic
#4AB1CA #A34ACA #CA634A #71CA4A
square
#4AB1CA #A34ACA #CA634A #71CA4A
split-complementary
#4AB1CA #CA4A71 #CAA34A
monochromatic
#236677 #318FA6 #4AB1CA #79C5D8 #A9DAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49
#4AB1CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.43
#4AB1CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB1CA
8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4AB1CA#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##4AB1CA1.002.498.438.43
#FFFFFF2.491.0021.0021.00
#0000008.4321.001.001.00
##0000008.4321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0ACCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ECA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4ab1ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 177, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.101 216.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ac8da',
    500: '#4ab1ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4ab1ca;
$custom-light: #8ac8da;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4ab1ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 177,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.719,
    "s": 54.701,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71019,
    "c": 0.10055,
    "h": 216.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.37164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4AB1CA
secondary
#D3A79D
accent
#674ADE
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8283

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#4AB1CA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva