#4AB5BF#4AB5BF

#4AB5BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.098 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB5BF
RGB	rgb(74, 181, 191)
HSL	hsl(185, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.21, -27.36, -14.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.21, 30.84, 207.48°)
OKLab	oklab(71.55% -0.0895 -0.0394)
OKLCH	oklch(71.55% 0.098 203.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.7479, 38.2622, 55.1504)
Luminance	0.3826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB5BF #BF544A

analogous

#4ABF8F #4AB5BF #4A7BBF

triadic

#4AB5BF #BF4AB5 #B5BF4A

tetradic

#4AB5BF #8F4ABF #BF544A #7BBF4A

square

#4AB5BF #8F4ABF #BF544A #7BBF4A

split-complementary

#4AB5BF #BF4A7B #BF8F4A

monochromatic

#256469 #358E97 #4AB5BF #77C7CF #A4DADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#4AB5BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.65

#4AB5BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB5BF

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB5BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB5BF	1.00	2.43	8.65	8.65
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A1BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab5bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 181, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.098 203.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89cbd2',
    500: '#4ab5bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab5bf;
$custom-light: #89cbd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab5bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.128,
    "s": 47.755,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71552,
    "c": 0.09777,
    "h": 203.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.38265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB5BF

secondary

#CC9D99

accent

#5C50D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB5BF

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

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