#4AB2AD#4AB2AD
#4AB2AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.096 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AB2AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 178, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.4%, 0%, 2.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.76, -30.96, -6.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.76, 31.62, 191.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.19% -0.094 -0.018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.19% 0.096 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2840, 36.3111, 45.1506) |
| Luminance | 0.3631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.44
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.27
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.52
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AB2AD #B24A4F
analogous
#4AB279 #4AB2AD #4A83B2
triadic
#4AB2AD #AD4AB2 #B2AD4A
tetradic
#4AB2AD #794AB2 #B24A4F #83B24A
square
#4AB2AD #794AB2 #B24A4F #83B24A
split-complementary
#4AB2AD #B24A83 #B2794A
monochromatic
#265C59 #388783 #4AB2AD #74C5C1 #9FD7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#4AB2AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#4AB2AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AB2AD
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AB2AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AB2AD | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A9AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989DAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ab2ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 178, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.096 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c9c5',
500: '#4ab2ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ab2ad; $custom-light: #88c9c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ab2ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 178,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.115,
"s": 41.27,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70191,
"c": 0.09572,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.36314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AB2AD
secondary
#C49496
accent
#575DD1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281