#4AB4BF#4AB4BF

#4AB4BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.097 H 204.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB4BF
RGB	rgb(74, 180, 191)
HSL	hsl(186, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(186, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.92, -26.86, -14.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.92, 30.61, 208.65°)
OKLab	oklab(71.31% -0.0884 -0.0407)
OKLCH	oklch(71.31% 0.097 204.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.5453, 37.8570, 55.0829)
Luminance	0.3786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB4BF #BF554A

analogous

#4ABF90 #4AB4BF #4A7ABF

triadic

#4AB4BF #BF4AB4 #B4BF4A

tetradic

#4AB4BF #904ABF #BF554A #7ABF4A

square

#4AB4BF #904ABF #BF554A #7ABF4A

split-complementary

#4AB4BF #BF4A7A #BF904A

monochromatic

#256369 #358D97 #4AB4BF #77C7CF #A4D9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#4AB4BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.57

#4AB4BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB4BF

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB4BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB4BF	1.00	2.45	8.57	8.57
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7ADC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A0BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab4bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 180, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.097 204.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89cad2',
    500: '#4ab4bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab4bf;
$custom-light: #89cad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab4bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.641,
    "s": 47.755,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71311,
    "c": 0.09731,
    "h": 204.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.3786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB4BF

secondary

#CC9E99

accent

#5D50D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB4BF

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

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