#4AB4BD#4AB4BD

#4AB4BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.097 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB4BD
RGB	rgb(74, 180, 189)
HSL	hsl(185, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.85, -27.44, -13.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.85, 30.66, 206.48°)
OKLab	oklab(71.24% -0.0892 -0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(71.24% 0.097 203)
XYZ	xyz(28.3267, 37.7695, 53.9316)
Luminance	0.3777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB4BD #BD534A

analogous

#4ABD8D #4AB4BD #4A7BBD

triadic

#4AB4BD #BD4AB4 #B4BD4A

tetradic

#4AB4BD #8D4ABD #BD534A #7BBD4A

square

#4AB4BD #8D4ABD #BD534A #7BBD4A

split-complementary

#4AB4BD #BD4A7B #BD8D4A

monochromatic

#266267 #368D94 #4AB4BD #77C7CD #A4D9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#4AB4BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.55

#4AB4BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB4BD

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB4BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB4BD	1.00	2.45	8.55	8.55
#FFFFFF	2.45	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)

#A7ADBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A0BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab4bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 180, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.097 203.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89cad0',
    500: '#4ab4bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab4bd;
$custom-light: #89cad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab4bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.696,
    "s": 46.559,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71238,
    "c": 0.09695,
    "h": 203
  },
  "luminance": 0.37772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB4BD

secondary

#CB9C98

accent

#5C52D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB4BD

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

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