#4AB3BD#4AB3BD

#4AB3BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.096 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB3BD
RGB	rgb(74, 179, 189)
HSL	hsl(185, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.55, -26.95, -14.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.55, 30.42, 207.66°)
OKLab	oklab(71% -0.0882 -0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(71% 0.096 203.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.1256, 37.3672, 53.8646)
Luminance	0.3737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB3BD #BD544A

analogous

#4ABD8E #4AB3BD #4A7ABD

triadic

#4AB3BD #BD4AB3 #B3BD4A

tetradic

#4AB3BD #8E4ABD #BD544A #7ABD4A

square

#4AB3BD #8E4ABD #BD544A #7ABD4A

split-complementary

#4AB3BD #BD4A7A #BD8E4A

monochromatic

#266167 #368C94 #4AB3BD #77C6CD #A4D9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#4AB3BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.47

#4AB3BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB3BD

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB3BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB3BD	1.00	2.48	8.47	8.47
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6ACBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab3bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 179, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.096 203.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89cad0',
    500: '#4ab3bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab3bd;
$custom-light: #89cad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab3bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.217,
    "s": 46.559,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70997,
    "c": 0.09646,
    "h": 203.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.3737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB3BD

secondary

#CB9D98

accent

#5D52D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB3BD

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

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