#4AA48E#4AA48E
#4AA48E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.093 H 174.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA48E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 164, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 55%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 0%, 13.4%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, -32.39, 3.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 32.55, 174.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.74% -0.0925 0.0083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.74% 0.093 174.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9798, 29.9578, 30.2628) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.07
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.28
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.81
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.62
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.46
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA48E #A44A60
analogous
#4AA461 #4AA48E #4A8DA4
triadic
#4AA48E #8E4AA4 #A48E4A
tetradic
#4AA48E #614AA4 #A44A60 #8DA44A
square
#4AA48E #614AA4 #A44A60 #8DA44A
split-complementary
#4AA48E #A44A8D #A4614A
monochromatic
#245045 #377A69 #4AA48E #6EBDAA #98D0C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#4AA48E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#4AA48E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA48E
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA48E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA48E | 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)
#9F9B8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919190
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#18A69D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa48e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 164, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.093 174.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84bfaf',
500: '#4aa48e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa48e; $custom-light: #84bfaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa48e",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 164,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.333,
"s": 37.815,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6574,
"c": 0.09287,
"h": 174.9
},
"luminance": 0.2996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA48E
secondary
#BD8D99
accent
#5A76CE
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F7F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0B1210
muted
#7C817F