#4DB2AC#4DB2AC
#4DB2AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.094 H 189.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DB2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 178, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 0%, 3.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.82, -30.65, -5.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.82, 31.20, 190.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.26% -0.0927 -0.0162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.26% 0.094 189.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4241, 36.3945, 44.6540) |
| Luminance | 0.3640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.39
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.05
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.41
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.58
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DB2AC #B24D53
analogous
#4DB27A #4DB2AC #4D85B2
triadic
#4DB2AC #AC4DB2 #B2AC4D
tetradic
#4DB2AC #7A4DB2 #B24D53 #85B24D
square
#4DB2AC #7A4DB2 #B24D53 #85B24D
split-complementary
#4DB2AC #B24D85 #B27A4D
monochromatic
#285D59 #3B8783 #4DB2AC #78C4C0 #A2D7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#4DB2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.28
#4DB2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DB2AC
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DB2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DB2AC | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.28 | 8.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999EAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4db2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 178, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.094 189.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c9c4',
500: '#4db2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4db2ac; $custom-light: #89c9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4db2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 178,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.436,
"s": 39.608,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70259,
"c": 0.09408,
"h": 189.9
},
"luminance": 0.36397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DB2AC
secondary
#C49799
accent
#585FCF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281