#4AB4A2#4AB4A2
#4AB4A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.101 H 180.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AB4A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 180, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 59%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 10%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.05, -34.82, 0.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.05, 34.82, 179.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.33% -0.1011 -0.0004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.33% 0.101 180.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6639, 36.7044, 39.9076) |
| Luminance | 0.3671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.10
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.99
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.33
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.68
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AB4A2 #B44A5C
analogous
#4AB46D #4AB4A2 #4A91B4
triadic
#4AB4A2 #A24AB4 #B4A24A
tetradic
#4AB4A2 #6D4AB4 #B44A5C #91B44A
square
#4AB4A2 #6D4AB4 #B44A5C #91B44A
split-complementary
#4AB4A2 #B44A91 #B46D4A
monochromatic
#265D54 #38897B #4AB4A2 #75C6B8 #A0D8CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#4AB4A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#4AB4A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AB4A2
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AB4A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AB4A2 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADAAA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9EA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ab4a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 180, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.101 180.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87cbbd',
500: '#4ab4a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ab4a2; $custom-light: #87cbbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ab4a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 180,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.811,
"s": 41.732,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7033,
"c": 0.10114,
"h": 180.2
},
"luminance": 0.36707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AB4A2
secondary
#C5959D
accent
#566BD2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281