#4AB5BD#4AB5BD

#4AB5BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.097 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB5BD
RGB	rgb(74, 181, 189)
HSL	hsl(184, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.15, -27.94, -13.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.15, 30.91, 205.33°)
OKLab	oklab(71.48% -0.0903 -0.0366)
OKLCH	oklch(71.48% 0.097 202.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.5293, 38.1747, 53.9992)
Luminance	0.3818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB5BD #BD524A

analogous

#4ABD8C #4AB5BD #4A7CBD

triadic

#4AB5BD #BD4AB5 #B5BD4A

tetradic

#4AB5BD #8C4ABD #BD524A #7CBD4A

square

#4AB5BD #8C4ABD #BD524A #7CBD4A

split-complementary

#4AB5BD #BD4A7C #BD8C4A

monochromatic

#266267 #368D94 #4AB5BD #77C7CD #A4DADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#4AB5BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.64

#4AB5BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB5BD

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB5BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB5BD	1.00	2.43	8.64	8.64
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A1BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab5bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 181, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.097 202.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89cbd0',
    500: '#4ab5bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab5bd;
$custom-light: #89cbd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab5bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.174,
    "s": 46.559,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71479,
    "c": 0.09745,
    "h": 202.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.38178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB5BD

secondary

#CB9C98

accent

#5B52D6

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB5BD

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

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