#4AA59D#4AA59D
#4AA59D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.087 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA59D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 165, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 55%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 0%, 4.8%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.34, -28.99, -4.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.34, 29.27, 187.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.46% -0.0867 -0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.46% 0.087 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3624, 30.7983, 36.6579) |
| Luminance | 0.3080 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.94
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.59
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.72
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.34
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.81
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA59D #A54A52
analogous
#4AA570 #4AA59D #4A80A5
triadic
#4AA59D #9D4AA5 #A59D4A
tetradic
#4AA59D #704AA5 #A54A52 #80A54A
square
#4AA59D #704AA5 #A54A52 #80A54A
split-complementary
#4AA59D #A54A80 #A5704A
monochromatic
#24504D #377B75 #4AA59D #6EBEB7 #98D1CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#4AA59D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.16
#4AA59D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA59D
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA59D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA59D | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.16 | 7.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9D9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E929E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa59d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 165, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.087 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c0b9',
500: '#4aa59d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa59d; $custom-light: #85c0b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa59d",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 165,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.725,
"s": 38.075,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6646,
"c": 0.08749,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.308
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA59D
secondary
#BD8E92
accent
#5A64CE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180