#4DA5B4#4DA5B4
#4DA5B4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.087 H 210.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DA5B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 165, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 8.3%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.16, -21.92, -15.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.16, 26.98, 215.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.39% -0.0749 -0.0435) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.39% 0.087 210.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7506, 31.7809, 48.0012) |
| Luminance | 0.3178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.43
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.17
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.58
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DA5B4 #B45C4D
analogous
#4DB48F #4DA5B4 #4D71B4
triadic
#4DA5B4 #B44DA5 #A5B44D
tetradic
#4DA5B4 #8F4DB4 #B45C4D #71B44D
square
#4DA5B4 #8F4DB4 #B45C4D #71B44D
split-complementary
#4DA5B4 #B44D71 #B48F4D
monochromatic
#28575F #3A7E8A #4DA5B4 #78BBC6 #A3D1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#4DA5B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#4DA5B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DA5B4
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DA5B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DA5B4 | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A0B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8894B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4da5b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 165, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.087 210.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c0ca',
500: '#4da5b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4da5b4; $custom-light: #88c0ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4da5b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 165,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.738,
"s": 40.711,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67392,
"c": 0.0866,
"h": 210.2
},
"luminance": 0.31783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DA5B4
secondary
#C59E97
accent
#6957D1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182