#4DB8BF#4DB8BF

#4DB8BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.098 H 201.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4DB8BF
RGB	rgb(77, 184, 191)
HSL	hsl(184, 47%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(184, 60%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.20, -28.31, -12.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.20, 31.04, 204.24°)
OKLab	oklab(72.37% -0.091 -0.0353)
OKLCH	oklch(72.37% 0.098 201.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.6010, 39.6173, 55.3670)
Luminance	0.3962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4DB8BF #BF544D

analogous

#4DBF8D #4DB8BF #4D7FBF

triadic

#4DB8BF #BF4DB8 #B8BF4D

tetradic

#4DB8BF #8D4DBF #BF544D #7FBF4D

square

#4DB8BF #8D4DBF #BF544D #7FBF4D

split-complementary

#4DB8BF #BF4D7F #BF8D4D

monochromatic

#27676B #379298 #4DB8BF #7ACACF #A7DCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#4DB8BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#4DB8BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4DB8BF

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4DB8BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4DB8BF	1.00	2.35	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ABB1C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AA3C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEBA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4db8bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 184, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.098 201.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcdd2',
    500: '#4db8bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4db8bf;
$custom-light: #8bcdd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4db8bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.684,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72369,
    "c": 0.09756,
    "h": 201.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.3962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4DB8BF

secondary

#CD9E9B

accent

#5951D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4DB8BF

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

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