#4AB6CB#4AB6CB

#4AB6CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.102 H 212.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB6CB
RGB	rgb(74, 182, 203)
HSL	hsl(190, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(190, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 10.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.91, -24.33, -19.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.91, 31.36, 219.12°)
OKLab	oklab(72.25% -0.0856 -0.0549)
OKLCH	oklch(72.25% 0.102 212.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.3270, 39.2203, 62.4603)
Luminance	0.3922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB6CB #CB5F4A

analogous

#4ACB9F #4AB6CB #4A76CB

triadic

#4AB6CB #CB4AB6 #B6CB4A

tetradic

#4AB6CB #9F4ACB #CB5F4A #76CB4A

square

#4AB6CB #9F4ACB #CB5F4A #76CB4A

split-complementary

#4AB6CB #CB4A76 #CB9F4A

monochromatic

#236A78 #3094A8 #4AB6CB #7AC9D9 #A9DCE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#4AB6CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.84

#4AB6CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB6CB

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB6CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB6CB	1.00	2.37	8.84	8.84
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6B0CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93A2CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BFBC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab6cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 182, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.102 212.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8accda',
    500: '#4ab6cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab6cb;
$custom-light: #8accda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab6cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 182,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.767,
    "s": 55.365,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72246,
    "c": 0.10172,
    "h": 212.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.39224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB6CB

secondary

#D4A69D

accent

#6149DF

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F1F8FA

border

#CBD1D3

text

#0D1315

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB6CB

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

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