#4DB2AE#4DB2AE
#4DB2AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.094 H 191.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DB2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 178, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 0%, 2.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.88, -30.11, -6.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.88, 30.87, 192.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.33% -0.0918 -0.019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.33% 0.094 191.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6177, 36.4719, 45.6732) |
| Luminance | 0.3648 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.85
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.25
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.84
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DB2AE #B24D51
analogous
#4DB27C #4DB2AE #4D83B2
triadic
#4DB2AE #AE4DB2 #B2AE4D
tetradic
#4DB2AE #7C4DB2 #B24D51 #83B24D
square
#4DB2AE #7C4DB2 #B24D51 #83B24D
split-complementary
#4DB2AE #B24D83 #B27C4D
monochromatic
#285D5A #3B8784 #4DB2AE #78C4C1 #A2D7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#4DB2AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#4DB2AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DB2AE
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DB2AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DB2AE | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AAAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989EAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4db2ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 178, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.094 191.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c9c6',
500: '#4db2ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4db2ae; $custom-light: #89c9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4db2ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 178,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.624,
"s": 39.608,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70325,
"c": 0.09374,
"h": 191.7
},
"luminance": 0.36475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DB2AE
secondary
#C49799
accent
#585DCF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282