#4AA59E#4AA59E
#4AA59E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.087 H 188.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 165, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 55%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 0%, 4.2%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.37, -28.72, -4.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.37, 29.08, 189.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.49% -0.0863 -0.0129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.49% 0.087 188.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4481, 30.8326, 37.1094) |
| Luminance | 0.3084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.60
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.95
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.53
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.58
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA59E #A54A51
analogous
#4AA571 #4AA59E #4A7FA5
triadic
#4AA59E #9E4AA5 #A59E4A
tetradic
#4AA59E #714AA5 #A54A51 #7FA54A
square
#4AA59E #714AA5 #A54A51 #7FA54A
split-complementary
#4AA59E #A54A7F #A5714A
monochromatic
#24504D #377B76 #4AA59E #6EBEB8 #98D1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#4AA59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.17
#4AA59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA59E
7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA59E | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.17 | 7.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9D9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E929F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 165, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.087 188.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c0ba',
500: '#4aa59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa59e; $custom-light: #85c0ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 165,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.385,
"s": 38.075,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66493,
"c": 0.08724,
"h": 188.5
},
"luminance": 0.30835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA59E
secondary
#BD8E91
accent
#5A63CE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180