#4AB3AA#4AB3AA
#4AB3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.097 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AB3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 179, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 0%, 5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.97, -32.25, -4.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.97, 32.56, 187.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.34% -0.0964 -0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.34% 0.097 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1966, 36.5957, 43.7055) |
| Luminance | 0.3660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.44
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.89
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.32
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.27
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AB3AA #B34A53
analogous
#4AB376 #4AB3AA #4A88B3
triadic
#4AB3AA #AA4AB3 #B3AA4A
tetradic
#4AB3AA #764AB3 #B34A53 #88B34A
square
#4AB3AA #764AB3 #B34A53 #88B34A
split-complementary
#4AB3AA #B34A88 #B3764A
monochromatic
#265C58 #388881 #4AB3AA #74C6BF #A0D8D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#4AB3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#4AB3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AB3AA
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AB3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AB3AA | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAAAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9EAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ab3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 179, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.097 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87cac3',
500: '#4ab3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ab3aa; $custom-light: #87cac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ab3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 179,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.857,
"s": 41.502,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70337,
"c": 0.09725,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.36598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AB3AA
secondary
#C49499
accent
#5661D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281