#4A9DA5#4A9DA5
#4A9DA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.081 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A9DA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 157, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 55%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 4.8%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.14, -22.76, -11.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.14, 25.66, 207.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.77% -0.0741 -0.0327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.77% 0.081 203.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6698, 28.2843, 39.9075) |
| Luminance | 0.2829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.14
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.80
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.10
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.80
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 9.09
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A9DA5 #A5524A
analogous
#4AA580 #4A9DA5 #4A70A5
triadic
#4A9DA5 #A54A9D #9DA54A
tetradic
#4A9DA5 #804AA5 #A5524A #70A54A
square
#4A9DA5 #804AA5 #A5524A #70A54A
split-complementary
#4A9DA5 #A54A70 #A5804A
monochromatic
#244D50 #37757B #4A9DA5 #6EB7BE #98CCD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#4A9DA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#4A9DA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A9DA5
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A9DA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A9DA5 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.66 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9297A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848CA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a9da5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 157, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.081 203.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85babf',
500: '#4a9da5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a9da5; $custom-light: #85babf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a9da5",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 157,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.275,
"s": 38.075,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64773,
"c": 0.08103,
"h": 203.8
},
"luminance": 0.28286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A9DA5
secondary
#BD928E
accent
#645ACE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1112
muted
#7D8081