#4AB49D#4AB49D
#4AB49D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.104 H 176.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AB49D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 180, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 59%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 12.8%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.92, -36.10, 2.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.92, 36.19, 175.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.18% -0.1034 0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.18% 0.104 176.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2283, 36.5302, 37.6132) |
| Luminance | 0.3653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.31
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.28
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.88
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AB49D #B44A61
analogous
#4AB468 #4AB49D #4A96B4
triadic
#4AB49D #9D4AB4 #B49D4A
tetradic
#4AB49D #684AB4 #B44A61 #96B44A
square
#4AB49D #684AB4 #B44A61 #96B44A
split-complementary
#4AB49D #B44A96 #B4684A
monochromatic
#265D51 #388977 #4AB49D #75C6B5 #A0D8CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#4AB49D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#4AB49D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AB49D
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AB49D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AB49D | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAA9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9E9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ab49d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 180, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.104 176.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87cbb9',
500: '#4ab49d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ab49d; $custom-light: #87cbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ab49d",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 180,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.981,
"s": 41.732,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70179,
"c": 0.10364,
"h": 176.4
},
"luminance": 0.36533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AB49D
secondary
#C5959F
accent
#5671D2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280