#4AA49A#4AA49A
#4AA49A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.087 H 185.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA49A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 164, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 55%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 0%, 6.1%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.94, -29.30, -2.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.94, 29.45, 185.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.11% -0.087 -0.0084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.11% 0.087 185.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9297, 30.3378, 35.2657) |
| Luminance | 0.3034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.76
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.13
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.94
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.15
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA49A #A44A54
analogous
#4AA46D #4AA49A #4A81A4
triadic
#4AA49A #9A4AA4 #A49A4A
tetradic
#4AA49A #6D4AA4 #A44A54 #81A44A
square
#4AA49A #6D4AA4 #A44A54 #81A44A
split-complementary
#4AA49A #A44A81 #A46D4A
monochromatic
#24504B #377A72 #4AA49A #6EBDB5 #98D0CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#4AA49A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#4AA49A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA49A
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA49A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA49A | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9C9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E919B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa49a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 164, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.087 185.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85bfb7',
500: '#4aa49a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa49a; $custom-light: #85bfb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa49a",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 164,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.333,
"s": 37.815,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66114,
"c": 0.08737,
"h": 185.6
},
"luminance": 0.3034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA49A
secondary
#BD8D92
accent
#5A67CE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180