#4DB7AC#4DB7AC
#4DB7AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.099 H 185.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DB7AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 183, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 42%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 58%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 0%, 6%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, -33.04, -3.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 33.23, 186.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.48% -0.0981 -0.0102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.48% 0.099 185.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4372, 38.4206, 44.9917) |
| Luminance | 0.3842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.04
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.09
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.03
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.33
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.73
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DB7AC #B74D58
analogous
#4DB777 #4DB7AC #4D8DB7
triadic
#4DB7AC #AC4DB7 #B7AC4D
tetradic
#4DB7AC #774DB7 #B74D58 #8DB74D
square
#4DB7AC #774DB7 #B74D58 #8DB74D
split-complementary
#4DB7AC #B74D8D #B7774D
monochromatic
#28625C #398E85 #4DB7AC #79C9C0 #A4DAD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#4DB7AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#4DB7AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DB7AC
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DB7AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DB7AC | 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)
#AEAEAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA1AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4db7ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 183, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.099 185.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cdc4',
500: '#4db7ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4db7ac; $custom-light: #89cdc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4db7ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 183,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.774,
"s": 42.4,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7148,
"c": 0.09867,
"h": 185.9
},
"luminance": 0.38423
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DB7AC
secondary
#C7989D
accent
#5663D2
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0D1312
muted
#7D8281