#4DB9BD#4DB9BD
#4DB9BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.098 H 198.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DB9BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 185, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -29.36, -11.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 31.46, 201.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.54% -0.0929 -0.0313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.54% 0.098 198.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5909, 39.9468, 54.2853) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.01
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.09
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.94
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.03
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DB9BD #BD514D
analogous
#4DBD89 #4DB9BD #4D81BD
triadic
#4DB9BD #BD4DB9 #B9BD4D
tetradic
#4DB9BD #894DBD #BD514D #81BD4D
square
#4DB9BD #894DBD #BD514D #81BD4D
split-complementary
#4DB9BD #BD4D81 #BD894D
monochromatic
#276669 #379295 #4DB9BD #7ACBCE #A6DCDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#4DB9BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#4DB9BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DB9BD
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DB9BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DB9BD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADB1BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA4BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4db9bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 185, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.098 198.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bced0',
500: '#4db9bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4db9bd; $custom-light: #8bced0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4db9bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 185,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.143,
"s": 45.902,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72539,
"c": 0.098,
"h": 198.6
},
"luminance": 0.3995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DB9BD
secondary
#CB9C9A
accent
#5752D6
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282