#4AA5AD#4AA5AD
#4AA5AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.087 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA5AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 165, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 4.6%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.83, -24.54, -12.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.83, 27.46, 206.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.02% -0.0797 -0.0341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.02% 0.087 203.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8189, 31.3809, 44.3289) |
| Luminance | 0.3138 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.89
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.55
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.14
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.82
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA5AD #AD524A
analogous
#4AAD83 #4AA5AD #4A73AD
triadic
#4AA5AD #AD4AA5 #A5AD4A
tetradic
#4AA5AD #834AAD #AD524A #73AD4A
square
#4AA5AD #834AAD #AD524A #73AD4A
split-complementary
#4AA5AD #AD4A73 #AD834A
monochromatic
#255357 #387C82 #4AA5AD #72BCC3 #9DD0D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#4AA5AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.28
#4AA5AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA5AD
7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA5AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA5AD | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.28 | 7.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9FAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A93AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa5ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 165, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.087 203.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c0c5',
500: '#4aa5ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa5ad; $custom-light: #86c0c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa5ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 165,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.848,
"s": 40.081,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67019,
"c": 0.08669,
"h": 203.1
},
"luminance": 0.31383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA5AD
secondary
#C19591
accent
#6258D0
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181