#4DB5BF#4DB5BF

#4DB5BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.096 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4DB5BF
RGB	rgb(77, 181, 191)
HSL	hsl(185, 47%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(185, 60%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.30, -26.83, -14.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.30, 30.30, 207.70°)
OKLab	oklab(71.65% -0.0877 -0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(71.65% 0.096 204)
XYZ	xyz(28.9845, 38.3841, 55.1615)
Luminance	0.3839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4DB5BF #BF574D

analogous

#4DBF90 #4DB5BF #4D7CBF

triadic

#4DB5BF #BF4DB5 #B5BF4D

tetradic

#4DB5BF #904DBF #BF574D #7CBF4D

square

#4DB5BF #904DBF #BF574D #7CBF4D

split-complementary

#4DB5BF #BF4D7C #BF904D

monochromatic

#27656B #379098 #4DB5BF #7AC8CF #A7DADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#4DB5BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.68

#4DB5BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4DB5BF

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4DB5BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4DB5BF	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)

#A8AEC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A1BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4db5bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 181, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.096 204.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcbd2',
    500: '#4db5bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4db5bf;
$custom-light: #8bcbd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4db5bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.263,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71649,
    "c": 0.09602,
    "h": 204
  },
  "luminance": 0.38387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4DB5BF

secondary

#CD9F9B

accent

#5D51D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4DB5BF

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

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