#4AB9BF#4AB9BF

#4AB9BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.100 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AB9BF
RGB	rgb(74, 185, 191)
HSL	hsl(183, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(183, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 3.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.41, -29.32, -12.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.41, 31.85, 202.98°)
OKLab	oklab(72.52% -0.0937 -0.0344)
OKLCH	oklch(72.52% 0.1 200.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.5729, 39.9122, 55.4254)
Luminance	0.3992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4AB9BF #BF504A

analogous

#4ABF8B #4AB9BF #4A7FBF

triadic

#4AB9BF #BF4AB9 #B9BF4A

tetradic

#4AB9BF #8B4ABF #BF504A #7FBF4A

square

#4AB9BF #8B4ABF #BF504A #7FBF4A

split-complementary

#4AB9BF #BF4A7F #BF8B4A

monochromatic

#256669 #359297 #4AB9BF #77CACF #A4DCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#4AB9BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.98

#4AB9BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4AB9BF

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AB9BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AB9BF	1.00	2.34	8.98	8.98
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACB1C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AA4C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BFBB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ab9bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 185, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.100 200.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aced2',
    500: '#4ab9bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ab9bf;
$custom-light: #8aced2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ab9bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.077,
    "s": 47.755,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72515,
    "c": 0.09983,
    "h": 200.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.39915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AB9BF

secondary

#CC9B99

accent

#5750D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AB9BF

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

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