#4DB3AB#4DB3AB
#4DB3AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.095 H 188.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DB3AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 179, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 0%, 4.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.09, -31.40, -4.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.09, 31.77, 188.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.47% -0.0942 -0.0136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.47% 0.095 188.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5281, 36.7556, 44.2167) |
| Luminance | 0.3676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.70
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.88
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.31
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.69
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.65
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DB3AB #B34D55
analogous
#4DB378 #4DB3AB #4D88B3
triadic
#4DB3AB #AB4DB3 #B3AB4D
tetradic
#4DB3AB #784DB3 #B34D55 #88B34D
square
#4DB3AB #784DB3 #B34D55 #88B34D
split-complementary
#4DB3AB #B34D88 #B3784D
monochromatic
#285E59 #3A8982 #4DB3AB #78C5BF #A3D8D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#4DB3AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#4DB3AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DB3AB
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DB3AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DB3AB | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAAAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9EAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4db3ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 179, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.095 188.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cac4',
500: '#4db3ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4db3ab; $custom-light: #89cac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4db3ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 179,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.294,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7047,
"c": 0.0952,
"h": 188.2
},
"luminance": 0.36758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DB3AB
secondary
#C5979B
accent
#5861D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281