#4AB4BC#4AB4BC

#4AB4BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.097 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB4BC
RGB	rgb(74, 180, 188)
HSL	hsl(184, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(184, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.82, -27.73, -13.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.82, 30.70, 205.40°)
OKLab	oklab(71.2% -0.0897 -0.0365)
OKLCH	oklch(71.2% 0.097 202.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.2186, 37.7263, 53.3620)
Luminance	0.3773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB4BC #BC524A

analogous

#4ABC8B #4AB4BC #4A7BBC

triadic

#4AB4BC #BC4AB4 #B4BC4A

tetradic

#4AB4BC #8B4ABC #BC524A #7BBC4A

square

#4AB4BC #8B4ABC #BC524A #7BBC4A

split-complementary

#4AB4BC #BC4A7B #BC8B4A

monochromatic

#266166 #368C93 #4AB4BC #77C7CD #A3D9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#4AB4BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.55

#4AB4BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB4BC

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB4BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB4BC	1.00	2.46	8.55	8.55
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7ADBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A0BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab4bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 180, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.097 202.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89cad0',
    500: '#4ab4bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab4bc;
$custom-light: #89cad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab4bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.211,
    "s": 45.968,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71201,
    "c": 0.0968,
    "h": 202.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.37729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB4BC

secondary

#CA9B98

accent

#5B52D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB4BC

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

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