#4AA4AC#4AA4AC
#4AA4AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.086 H 203.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 164, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 57%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.49, -24.32, -12.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.49, 27.24, 206.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.74% -0.079 -0.0339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.74% 0.086 203.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5428, 30.9830, 43.7613) |
| Luminance | 0.3099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.72
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.41
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.30
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.75
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA4AC #AC524A
analogous
#4AAC83 #4AA4AC #4A73AC
triadic
#4AA4AC #AC4AA4 #A4AC4A
tetradic
#4AA4AC #834AAC #AC524A #73AC4A
square
#4AA4AC #834AAC #AC524A #73AC4A
split-complementary
#4AA4AC #AC4A73 #AC834A
monochromatic
#255256 #387B81 #4AA4AC #71BBC2 #9CD0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#4AA4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.20
#4AA4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA4AC
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA4AC | 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)
#999EAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8992AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 164, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.086 203.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bfc4',
500: '#4aa4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa4ac; $custom-light: #86bfc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 164,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.898,
"s": 39.837,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66739,
"c": 0.08599,
"h": 203.2
},
"luminance": 0.30985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA4AC
secondary
#C19591
accent
#6258D0
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181