#4AB1CF#4AB1CF

#4AB1CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.103 H 220.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB1CF
RGB	rgb(74, 177, 207)
HSL	hsl(194, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(194, 64%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.58, -20.56, -24.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.58, 31.61, 229.44°)
OKLab	oklab(71.22% -0.0788 -0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(71.22% 0.103 220.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.8041, 37.4020, 64.6680)
Luminance	0.3740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB1CF #CF684A

analogous

#4ACFAB #4AB1CF #4A6ECF

triadic

#4AB1CF #CF4AB1 #B1CF4A

tetradic

#4AB1CF #AB4ACF #CF684A #6ECF4A

square

#4AB1CF #AB4ACF #CF684A #6ECF4A

split-complementary

#4AB1CF #CF4A6E #CFAB4A

monochromatic

#21697D #2E91AE #4AB1CF #7AC6DC #ABDBE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#4AB1CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.48

#4AB1CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB1CF

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB1CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB1CF	1.00	2.48	8.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FADD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C9FCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBBA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab1cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 177, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.103 220.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bc8dd',
    500: '#4ab1cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab1cf;
$custom-light: #8bc8dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab1cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 177,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.534,
    "s": 58.079,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71223,
    "c": 0.1034,
    "h": 220.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.37405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB1CF

secondary

#D6AB9F

accent

#6946E1

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F1F8FB

border

#CBD1D4

text

#0D1315

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB1CF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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