#4AA59C#4AA59C
#4AA59C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.088 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA59C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 165, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 55%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 0%, 5.5%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.31, -29.26, -3.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.31, 29.47, 186.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.43% -0.0872 -0.01) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.43% 0.088 186.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2773, 30.7643, 36.2101) |
| Luminance | 0.3077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.97
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.50
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.61
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.18
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.57
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA59C #A54A53
analogous
#4AA56F #4AA59C #4A81A5
triadic
#4AA59C #9C4AA5 #A59C4A
tetradic
#4AA59C #6F4AA5 #A54A53 #81A54A
square
#4AA59C #6F4AA5 #A54A53 #81A54A
split-complementary
#4AA59C #A54A81 #A56F4A
monochromatic
#24504C #377B74 #4AA59C #6EBEB6 #98D1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#4AA59C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.15
#4AA59C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA59C
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA59C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA59C | 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)
#9D9D9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F929D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa59c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 165, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.088 186.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c0b9',
500: '#4aa59c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa59c; $custom-light: #85c0b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa59c",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 165,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.066,
"s": 38.075,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66427,
"c": 0.08777,
"h": 186.6
},
"luminance": 0.30766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA59C
secondary
#BD8E92
accent
#5A65CE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180