#4AB8CB#4AB8CB

#4AB8CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.102 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB8CB
RGB	rgb(74, 184, 203)
HSL	hsl(189, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(189, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 9.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.50, -25.34, -18.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.50, 31.60, 216.70°)
OKLab	oklab(72.72% -0.0877 -0.0524)
OKLCH	oklch(72.72% 0.102 210.9)
XYZ	xyz(30.7395, 40.0453, 62.5978)
Luminance	0.4005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB8CB #CB5D4A

analogous

#4ACB9E #4AB8CB #4A78CB

triadic

#4AB8CB #CB4AB8 #B8CB4A

tetradic

#4AB8CB #9E4ACB #CB5D4A #78CB4A

square

#4AB8CB #9E4ACB #CB5D4A #78CB4A

split-complementary

#4AB8CB #CB4A78 #CB9E4A

monochromatic

#236B78 #3096A8 #4AB8CB #7ACBD9 #A9DDE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.33

#4AB8CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.01

#4AB8CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB8CB

9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB8CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB8CB	1.00	2.33	9.01	9.01
#FFFFFF	2.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8B2CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A4CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C0BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab8cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 184, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.102 210.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcdda',
    500: '#4ab8cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab8cb;
$custom-light: #8bcdda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab8cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.837,
    "s": 55.365,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72721,
    "c": 0.10216,
    "h": 210.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.40049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB8CB

secondary

#D4A59D

accent

#5F49DF

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F1F9FA

border

#CBD2D3

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB8CB

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

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