#4AA49D#4AA49D
#4AA49D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.087 H 188.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA49D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 164, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 55%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 0%, 4.3%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.03, -28.50, -4.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.03, 28.86, 189.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.21% -0.0856 -0.0127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.21% 0.087 188.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1827, 30.4390, 36.5980) |
| Luminance | 0.3044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.67
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.86
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.37
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.47
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA49D #A44A51
analogous
#4AA470 #4AA49D #4A7EA4
triadic
#4AA49D #9D4AA4 #A49D4A
tetradic
#4AA49D #704AA4 #A44A51 #7EA44A
square
#4AA49D #704AA4 #A44A51 #7EA44A
split-complementary
#4AA49D #A44A7E #A4704A
monochromatic
#24504C #377A75 #4AA49D #6EBDB7 #98D0CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#4AA49D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#4AA49D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA49D
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA49D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA49D | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.09 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9C9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D919E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa49d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 164, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.087 188.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85bfb9',
500: '#4aa49d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa49d; $custom-light: #85bfb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa49d",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 164,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.333,
"s": 37.815,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66212,
"c": 0.08653,
"h": 188.4
},
"luminance": 0.30441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA49D
secondary
#BD8D91
accent
#5A63CE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180