#4DB2AD#4DB2AD
#4DB2AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.094 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DB2AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 178, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 0%, 2.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.85, -30.38, -6.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.85, 31.03, 191.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.29% -0.0922 -0.0176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.29% 0.094 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5205, 36.4331, 45.1617) |
| Luminance | 0.3644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.61
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.37
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.41
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.70
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DB2AD #B24D52
analogous
#4DB27B #4DB2AD #4D84B2
triadic
#4DB2AD #AD4DB2 #B2AD4D
tetradic
#4DB2AD #7B4DB2 #B24D52 #84B24D
square
#4DB2AD #7B4DB2 #B24D52 #84B24D
split-complementary
#4DB2AD #B24D84 #B27B4D
monochromatic
#285D5A #3B8783 #4DB2AD #78C4C1 #A2D7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#4DB2AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#4DB2AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DB2AD
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DB2AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DB2AD | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989EAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4db2ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 178, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.094 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c9c5',
500: '#4db2ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4db2ad; $custom-light: #89c9c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4db2ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 178,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.03,
"s": 39.608,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70292,
"c": 0.0939,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.36436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DB2AD
secondary
#C49799
accent
#585ECF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281