#4AB8AF#4AB8AF

#4AB8AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.101 H 187.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB8AF
RGB	rgb(74, 184, 175)
HSL	hsl(175, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(175, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 4.9%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.63, -33.28, -4.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.63, 33.62, 188.20°)
OKLab	oklab(71.73% -0.0996 -0.0135)
OKLCH	oklch(71.73% 0.101 187.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.6990, 38.8291, 46.5841)
Luminance	0.3883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB8AF #B84A53

analogous

#4AB878 #4AB8AF #4A8AB8

triadic

#4AB8AF #AF4AB8 #B8AF4A

tetradic

#4AB8AF #784AB8 #B84A53 #8AB84A

square

#4AB8AF #784AB8 #B84A53 #8AB84A

split-complementary

#4AB8AF #B84A8A #B8784A

monochromatic

#26615D #378D86 #4AB8AF #76C9C2 #A2DAD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.40

#4AB8AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.77

#4AB8AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB8AF

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB8AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB8AF	1.00	2.40	8.77	8.77
#FFFFFF	2.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AFAFAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EA2B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCB5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab8af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 184, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.101 187.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88cec6',
    500: '#4ab8af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab8af;
$custom-light: #88cec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab8af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.091,
    "s": 43.651,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71725,
    "c": 0.10051,
    "h": 187.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.38832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB8AF

secondary

#C7969A

accent

#545FD3

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F9F8

border

#CBD2D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB8AF

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

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