#4AA399#4AA399
#4AA399 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.087 H 185.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA399 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 163, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 38%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 55%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.6%, 0%, 6.1%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, -29.08, -2.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 29.22, 185.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.83% -0.0863 -0.0083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.83% 0.087 185.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6685, 29.9481, 34.7695) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.49
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.96
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.70
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.20
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA399 #A34A54
analogous
#4AA36D #4AA399 #4A81A3
triadic
#4AA399 #994AA3 #A3994A
tetradic
#4AA399 #6D4AA3 #A34A54 #81A34A
square
#4AA399 #6D4AA3 #A34A54 #81A34A
split-complementary
#4AA399 #A34A81 #A36D4A
monochromatic
#244F4A #377971 #4AA399 #6DBDB4 #97D0CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#4AA399 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#4AA399 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA399
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA399 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA399 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9B99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D909A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#03A6A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa399; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 163, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.087 185.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85beb7',
500: '#4aa399',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa399; $custom-light: #85beb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa399",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 163,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.258,
"s": 37.553,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65833,
"c": 0.08667,
"h": 185.5
},
"luminance": 0.2995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA399
secondary
#BC8D92
accent
#5A67CE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180