#4AB9BB#4AB9BB

#4AB9BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.100 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB9BB
RGB	rgb(74, 185, 187)
HSL	hsl(181, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(181, 60%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 1.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.28, -30.46, -10.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.28, 32.19, 198.89°)
OKLab	oklab(72.37% -0.0954 -0.0289)
OKLCH	oklch(72.37% 0.1 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.1388, 39.7386, 53.1387)
Luminance	0.3974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB9BB #BB4C4A

analogous

#4ABB84 #4AB9BB #4A80BB

triadic

#4AB9BB #BB4AB9 #B9BB4A

tetradic

#4AB9BB #844ABB #BB4C4A #80BB4A

square

#4AB9BB #844ABB #BB4C4A #80BB4A

split-complementary

#4AB9BB #BB4A80 #BB844A

monochromatic

#266465 #379091 #4AB9BB #76CACC #A3DBDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#4AB9BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.95

#4AB9BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB9BB

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB9BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB9BB	1.00	2.35	8.95	8.95
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADB1BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9BA4BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BFB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab9bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 185, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.100 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89cecf',
    500: '#4ab9bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab9bb;
$custom-light: #89cecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab9bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.062,
    "s": 45.382,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72373,
    "c": 0.09969,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.39742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB9BB

secondary

#C99897

accent

#5553D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0D1313

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB9BB

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

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