#4DB5BD#4DB5BD

#4DB5BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.096 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4DB5BD
RGB	rgb(77, 181, 189)
HSL	hsl(184, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.24, -27.40, -13.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.24, 30.36, 205.52°)
OKLab	oklab(71.58% -0.0886 -0.0362)
OKLCH	oklch(71.58% 0.096 202.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.7659, 38.2967, 54.0103)
Luminance	0.3830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4DB5BD #BD554D

analogous

#4DBD8D #4DB5BD #4D7DBD

triadic

#4DB5BD #BD4DB5 #B5BD4D

tetradic

#4DB5BD #8D4DBD #BD554D #7DBD4D

square

#4DB5BD #8D4DBD #BD554D #7DBD4D

split-complementary

#4DB5BD #BD4D7D #BD8D4D

monochromatic

#276469 #378F95 #4DB5BD #7AC8CE #A6DADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#4DB5BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.66

#4DB5BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4DB5BD

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4DB5BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4DB5BD	1.00	2.42	8.66	8.66
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A1BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4db5bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 181, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.096 202.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8acbd0',
    500: '#4db5bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4db5bd;
$custom-light: #8acbd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4db5bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.286,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71576,
    "c": 0.0957,
    "h": 202.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4DB5BD

secondary

#CB9E9A

accent

#5C52D6

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4DB5BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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