#4A9999#4A9999

#4A9999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.078 H 195.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A9999
RGB	rgb(74, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 35%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(180, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.54, -24.09, -7.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.54, 25.21, 197.14°)
OKLab	oklab(63.36% -0.0747 -0.0205)
OKLCH	oklch(63.36% 0.078 195.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.9627, 26.5364, 34.2008)
Luminance	0.2654 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4A9999 #994A4A

analogous

#4A9972 #4A9999 #4A7299

triadic

#4A9999 #994A99 #99994A

tetradic

#4A9999 #724A99 #994A4A #72994A

square

#4A9999 #724A99 #994A4A #72994A

split-complementary

#4A9999 #994A72 #99724A

monochromatic

#224747 #367070 #4A9999 #6AB7B7 #93CBCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.33

#4A9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.31

#4A9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4A9999

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4A9999	1.00	3.33	6.31	6.31
#FFFFFF	3.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#909399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83899A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E9D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.078 195.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84b7b7',
    500: '#4a9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a9999;
$custom-light: #84b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 34.802,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63356,
    "c": 0.07752,
    "h": 195.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A9999

secondary

#B78888

accent

#5D5DCB

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A9999

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

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