#4AA0AE#4AA0AE

#4AA0AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.085 H 209.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4AA0AE
RGB	rgb(74, 160, 174)
HSL	hsl(188, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(188, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.35, -21.69, -15.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.35, 26.43, 214.85°)
OKLab	oklab(65.84% -0.0737 -0.0418)
OKLCH	oklch(65.84% 0.085 209.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.0317, 29.6512, 44.5457)
Luminance	0.2965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4AA0AE #AE584A

analogous

#4AAE8A #4AA0AE #4A6EAE

triadic

#4AA0AE #AE4AA0 #A0AE4A

tetradic

#4AA0AE #8A4AAE #AE584A #6EAE4A

square

#4AA0AE #8A4AAE #AE584A #6EAE4A

split-complementary

#4AA0AE #AE4A6E #AE8A4A

monochromatic

#255158 #387983 #4AA0AE #72B8C3 #9DCDD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#4AA0AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.93

#4AA0AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4AA0AE

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4AA0AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4AA0AE	1.00	3.03	6.93	6.93
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#939BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#848FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4aa0ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 160, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.085 209.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bcc6',
    500: '#4aa0ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4aa0ae;
$custom-light: #86bcc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4aa0ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.4,
    "s": 40.323,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65843,
    "c": 0.08475,
    "h": 209.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.29653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4AA0AE

secondary

#C29992

accent

#6858D0

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #4AA0AE

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

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