#4AA496#4AA496
#4AA496 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.089 H 181.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA496 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 164, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 55%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 0%, 8.5%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.83, -30.35, -0.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.83, 30.36, 181.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.99% -0.0888 -0.0028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.99% 0.089 181.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6021, 30.2067, 33.5403) |
| Luminance | 0.3021 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.59
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.38
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.45
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.48
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA496 #A44A58
analogous
#4AA469 #4AA496 #4A85A4
triadic
#4AA496 #964AA4 #A4964A
tetradic
#4AA496 #694AA4 #A44A58 #85A44A
square
#4AA496 #694AA4 #A44A58 #85A44A
split-complementary
#4AA496 #A44A85 #A4694A
monochromatic
#245049 #377A6F #4AA496 #6EBDB1 #98D0C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#4AA496 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.04
#4AA496 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA496
7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA496 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA496 | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.04 | 7.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9B95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9197
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0AA7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa496; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 164, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.089 181.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85bfb4',
500: '#4aa496',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa496; $custom-light: #85bfb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa496",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 164,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.667,
"s": 37.815,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65985,
"c": 0.08884,
"h": 181.8
},
"luminance": 0.30209
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA496
secondary
#BD8D94
accent
#5A6CCE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180