#4A8E8D#4A8E8D
#4A8E8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.069 H 194.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A8E8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 142, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 31%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 48%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.9%, 0%, 0.7%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.79, -21.74, -6.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.79, 22.59, 195.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.21% -0.067 -0.017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.21% 0.069 194.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3028, 22.7235, 28.6684) |
| Luminance | 0.2273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.24
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.90
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.02
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.19
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.27
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A8E8D #8E4A4B
analogous
#4A8E6B #4A8E8D #4A6D8E
triadic
#4A8E8D #8D4A8E #8E8D4A
tetradic
#4A8E8D #6B4A8E #8E4A4B #6D8E4A
square
#4A8E8D #6B4A8E #8E4A4B #6D8E4A
split-complementary
#4A8E8D #8E4A6D #8E6B4A
monochromatic
#203E3D #356665 #4A8E8D #66AFAE #8EC4C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#4A8E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#4A8E8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A8E8D
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A8E8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A8E8D | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87888D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7F8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#24928D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a8e8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 142, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.069 194.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82afae',
500: '#4a8e8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a8e8d; $custom-light: #82afae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a8e8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 142,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.118,
"s": 31.481,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60208,
"c": 0.06913,
"h": 194.2
},
"luminance": 0.22725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A8E8D
secondary
#B08484
accent
#6062C8
background
#F8FAFA
surface
#EFF4F4
border
#CACECE
text
#0B1010
muted
#7C7F7F