#4A8A85#4A8A85
#4A8A85 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.067 H 189.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A8A85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 138, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 30%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 46%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.4%, 0%, 3.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.30, -21.82, -3.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.30, 22.13, 189.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.93% -0.0657 -0.0104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.93% 0.067 189) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1445, 21.3250, 25.4511) |
| Luminance | 0.2133 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.17
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.85
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.16
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.31
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.53
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A8A85 #8A4A4F
analogous
#4A8A65 #4A8A85 #4A6F8A
triadic
#4A8A85 #854A8A #8A854A
tetradic
#4A8A85 #654A8A #8A4A4F #6F8A4A
square
#4A8A85 #654A8A #8A4A4F #6F8A4A
split-complementary
#4A8A85 #8A4A6F #8A654A
monochromatic
#1F3A38 #35625F #4A8A85 #65ACA7 #8DC2BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#4A8A85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#4A8A85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A8A85
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A8A85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A8A85 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#848485
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#797C86
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2B8D88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a8a85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 138, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.067 189.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81aca8',
500: '#4a8a85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a8a85; $custom-light: #81aca8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a8a85",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 138,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.313,
"s": 30.189,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58933,
"c": 0.06653,
"h": 189
},
"luminance": 0.21326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A8A85
secondary
#AE8286
accent
#6169C6
background
#F8FAFA
surface
#EFF4F4
border
#CACECE
text
#0B100F
muted
#7C7F7F