#4DABB3#4DABB3
#4DABB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.089 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DABB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 171, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 4.5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.93, -25.27, -12.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.93, 28.19, 206.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.8% -0.0819 -0.0346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.8% 0.089 202.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7568, 33.9557, 47.8358) |
| Luminance | 0.3396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.37
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.57
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.61
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.64
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DABB3 #B3554D
analogous
#4DB388 #4DABB3 #4D78B3
triadic
#4DABB3 #B34DAB #ABB34D
tetradic
#4DABB3 #884DB3 #B3554D #78B34D
square
#4DABB3 #884DB3 #B3554D #78B34D
split-complementary
#4DABB3 #B34D78 #B3884D
monochromatic
#28595E #3A8289 #4DABB3 #78BFC5 #A3D3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#4DABB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#4DABB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DABB3
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DABB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DABB3 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA4B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F98B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4dabb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 171, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.089 202.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c4c9',
500: '#4dabb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4dabb3; $custom-light: #89c4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4dabb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 171,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.706,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68802,
"c": 0.08893,
"h": 202.9
},
"luminance": 0.33958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DABB3
secondary
#C59B97
accent
#6158D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182