#4AB4BE#4AB4BE

#4AB4BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.097 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB4BE
RGB	rgb(74, 180, 190)
HSL	hsl(185, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.88, -27.15, -14.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.88, 30.63, 207.57°)
OKLab	oklab(71.27% -0.0888 -0.0393)
OKLCH	oklch(71.27% 0.097 203.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.4356, 37.8131, 54.5053)
Luminance	0.3782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB4BE #BE544A

analogous

#4ABE8E #4AB4BE #4A7ABE

triadic

#4AB4BE #BE4AB4 #B4BE4A

tetradic

#4AB4BE #8E4ABE #BE544A #7ABE4A

square

#4AB4BE #8E4ABE #BE544A #7ABE4A

split-complementary

#4AB4BE #BE4A7A #BE8E4A

monochromatic

#256268 #368D95 #4AB4BE #77C7CE #A4D9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#4AB4BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.56

#4AB4BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB4BE

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB4BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB4BE	1.00	2.45	8.56	8.56
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7ADBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A0BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab4be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 180, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.097 203.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89cad1',
    500: '#4ab4be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab4be;
$custom-light: #89cad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab4be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.172,
    "s": 47.154,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71274,
    "c": 0.09712,
    "h": 203.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.37816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB4BE

secondary

#CB9D98

accent

#5D51D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB4BE

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

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