#4DB5A1#4DB5A1
#4DB5A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.101 H 178.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DB5A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 181, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.5%, 0%, 11%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.42, -34.95, 1.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.42, 34.97, 178.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.65% -0.1009 0.0026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.65% 0.101 178.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0146, 37.1962, 39.5199) |
| Luminance | 0.3720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.13
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.52
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.58
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.09
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DB5A1 #B54D61
analogous
#4DB56D #4DB5A1 #4D95B5
triadic
#4DB5A1 #A14DB5 #B5A14D
tetradic
#4DB5A1 #6D4DB5 #B54D61 #95B54D
square
#4DB5A1 #6D4DB5 #B54D61 #95B54D
split-complementary
#4DB5A1 #B54D95 #B56D4D
monochromatic
#286055 #3A8B7B #4DB5A1 #78C7B8 #A3D9CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#4DB5A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#4DB5A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DB5A1
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DB5A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DB5A1 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEABA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9FA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4db5a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 181, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.101 178.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cbbc',
500: '#4db5a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4db5a1; $custom-light: #89cbbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4db5a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 181,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.462,
"s": 41.27,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70647,
"c": 0.10097,
"h": 178.6
},
"luminance": 0.37199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DB5A1
secondary
#C698A1
accent
#576ED1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281