#4DB4C8#4DB4C8
#4DB4C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.098 H 212.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DB4C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 180, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 62%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.5%, 10%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.31, -23.70, -19.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.31, 30.40, 218.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.75% -0.083 -0.0528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.75% 0.098 212.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8029, 38.3873, 60.4712) |
| Luminance | 0.3839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.08
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.57
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.67
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.79
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DB4C8 #C8614D
analogous
#4DC89F #4DB4C8 #4D77C8
triadic
#4DB4C8 #C84DB4 #B4C84D
tetradic
#4DB4C8 #9F4DC8 #C8614D #77C84D
square
#4DB4C8 #9F4DC8 #C8614D #77C84D
split-complementary
#4DB4C8 #C84D77 #C89F4D
monochromatic
#246976 #3392A5 #4DB4C8 #7CC8D6 #ABDBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#4DB4C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#4DB4C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DB4C8
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DB4C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DB4C8 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4AEC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4db4c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 180, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.098 212.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bcad8',
500: '#4db4c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4db4c8; $custom-light: #8bcad8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4db4c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 180,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.756,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7175,
"c": 0.09839,
"h": 212.5
},
"luminance": 0.3839
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DB4C8
secondary
#D2A79E
accent
#634CDC
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8283