#4AB8BF#4AB8BF

#4AB8BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.099 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB8BF
RGB	rgb(74, 184, 191)
HSL	hsl(184, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.11, -28.84, -12.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.11, 31.58, 204.08°)
OKLab	oklab(72.27% -0.0926 -0.0357)
OKLCH	oklch(72.27% 0.099 201.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.3645, 39.4953, 55.3559)
Luminance	0.3950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB8BF #BF514A

analogous

#4ABF8C #4AB8BF #4A7EBF

triadic

#4AB8BF #BF4AB8 #B8BF4A

tetradic

#4AB8BF #8C4ABF #BF514A #7EBF4A

square

#4AB8BF #8C4ABF #BF514A #7EBF4A

split-complementary

#4AB8BF #BF4A7E #BF8C4A

monochromatic

#256569 #359197 #4AB8BF #77CACF #A4DBDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#4AB8BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.90

#4AB8BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB8BF

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB8BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB8BF	1.00	2.36	8.90	8.90
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ABB0C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99A3C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEBA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab8bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 184, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.099 201.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8acdd2',
    500: '#4ab8bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab8bf;
$custom-light: #8acdd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab8bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.59,
    "s": 47.755,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72274,
    "c": 0.09928,
    "h": 201.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB8BF

secondary

#CC9C99

accent

#5950D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB8BF

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

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