#4AA4B4#4AA4B4
#4AA4B4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.088 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA4B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 164, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 59%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 8.9%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.76, -21.99, -16.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.76, 27.40, 216.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.04% -0.0757 -0.0453) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.04% 0.088 210.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3344, 31.2996, 47.9302) |
| Luminance | 0.3130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.81
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.67
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.46
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.17
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.32
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA4B4 #B45A4A
analogous
#4AB48F #4AA4B4 #4A6FB4
triadic
#4AA4B4 #B44AA4 #A4B44A
tetradic
#4AA4B4 #8F4AB4 #B45A4A #6FB44A
square
#4AA4B4 #8F4AB4 #B45A4A #6FB44A
split-complementary
#4AA4B4 #B44A6F #B48F4A
monochromatic
#26555D #387C89 #4AA4B4 #75BAC6 #A0D0D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#4AA4B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.26
#4AA4B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA4B4
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA4B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA4B4 | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.26 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979FB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8793B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa4b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 164, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.088 210.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bfca',
500: '#4aa4b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa4b4; $custom-light: #87bfca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa4b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 164,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.057,
"s": 41.732,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67041,
"c": 0.0882,
"h": 210.9
},
"luminance": 0.31302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA4B4
secondary
#C59C95
accent
#6956D2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182