#4AB8BB#4AB8BB

#4AB8BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.099 H 197.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB8BB
RGB	rgb(74, 184, 187)
HSL	hsl(182, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(182, 60%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.98, -29.97, -10.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.98, 31.88, 199.94°)
OKLab	oklab(72.13% -0.0943 -0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(72.13% 0.099 197.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.9303, 39.3216, 53.0693)
Luminance	0.3932 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB8BB #BB4D4A

analogous

#4ABB85 #4AB8BB #4A7FBB

triadic

#4AB8BB #BB4AB8 #B8BB4A

tetradic

#4AB8BB #854ABB #BB4D4A #7FBB4A

square

#4AB8BB #854ABB #BB4D4A #7FBB4A

split-complementary

#4AB8BB #BB4A7F #BB854A

monochromatic

#266365 #378F91 #4AB8BB #76C9CC #A3DBDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#4AB8BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.86

#4AB8BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB8BB

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB8BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB8BB	1.00	2.37	8.86	8.86
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACB0BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AA3BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab8bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 184, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.099 197.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89cdcf',
    500: '#4ab8bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab8bb;
$custom-light: #89cdcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab8bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.593,
    "s": 45.382,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72132,
    "c": 0.09904,
    "h": 197.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.39325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB8BB

secondary

#C99997

accent

#5653D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0D1313

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB8BB

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

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