#4AA59B#4AA59B
#4AA59B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.088 H 185.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA59B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 165, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 55%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 0%, 6.1%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.28, -29.52, -3.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.28, 29.68, 185.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.39% -0.0876 -0.0086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.39% 0.088 185.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1930, 30.7306, 35.7660) |
| Luminance | 0.3073 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.03
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.67
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.05
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.35
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA59B #A54A54
analogous
#4AA56E #4AA59B #4A82A5
triadic
#4AA59B #9B4AA5 #A59B4A
tetradic
#4AA59B #6E4AA5 #A54A54 #82A54A
square
#4AA59B #6E4AA5 #A54A54 #82A54A
split-complementary
#4AA59B #A54A82 #A56E4A
monochromatic
#24504C #377B73 #4AA59B #6EBEB5 #98D1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#4AA59B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.15
#4AA59B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA59B
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA59B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA59B | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9D9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F929C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa59b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 165, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.088 185.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c0b8',
500: '#4aa59b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa59b; $custom-light: #85c0b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa59b",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 165,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.407,
"s": 38.075,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66394,
"c": 0.08806,
"h": 185.6
},
"luminance": 0.30733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA59B
secondary
#BD8E93
accent
#5A67CE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180