#4AA3B5#4AA3B5
#4AA3B5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.088 H 212.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA3B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 163, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 59%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.49, -21.18, -17.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.49, 27.35, 219.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.84% -0.0742 -0.048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.84% 0.088 212.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2583, 30.9840, 48.4092) |
| Luminance | 0.3099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.23
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.22
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.93
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.81
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA3B5 #B55C4A
analogous
#4AB591 #4AA3B5 #4A6EB5
triadic
#4AA3B5 #B54AA3 #A3B54A
tetradic
#4AA3B5 #914AB5 #B55C4A #6EB54A
square
#4AA3B5 #914AB5 #B55C4A #6EB54A
split-complementary
#4AA3B5 #B54A6E #B5914A
monochromatic
#26555E #387C8A #4AA3B5 #75B9C7 #A1CFD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#4AA3B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.20
#4AA3B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA3B5
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA3B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA3B5 | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959EB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8592B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa3b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 163, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.088 212.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87becb',
500: '#4aa3b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa3b5; $custom-light: #87becb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa3b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 163,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.093,
"s": 41.961,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66839,
"c": 0.08834,
"h": 212.9
},
"luminance": 0.30986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA3B5
secondary
#C59D95
accent
#6B56D2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182