#4AB8AA#4AB8AA
#4AB8AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.102 H 183.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AB8AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 184, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 60%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 7.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.49, -34.61, -2.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.49, 34.68, 183.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.57% -0.1018 -0.0066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.57% 0.102 183.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2170, 38.6363, 44.0456) |
| Luminance | 0.3864 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.80
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.03
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.50
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.39
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.73
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AB8AA #B84A58
analogous
#4AB873 #4AB8AA #4A8FB8
triadic
#4AB8AA #AA4AB8 #B8AA4A
tetradic
#4AB8AA #734AB8 #B84A58 #8FB84A
square
#4AB8AA #734AB8 #B84A58 #8FB84A
split-complementary
#4AB8AA #B84A8F #B8734A
monochromatic
#26615A #378D82 #4AB8AA #76C9BF #A2DAD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#4AB8AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.73
#4AB8AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AB8AA
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AB8AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AB8AA | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.73 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0AEAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA2AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ab8aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 184, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.102 183.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cec3',
500: '#4ab8aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ab8aa; $custom-light: #88cec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ab8aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 184,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.364,
"s": 43.651,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71565,
"c": 0.10206,
"h": 183.7
},
"luminance": 0.38639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AB8AA
secondary
#C7969D
accent
#5465D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281