#4AA5B0#4AA5B0
#4AA5B0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.087 H 206.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA5B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 165, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 6.2%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.93, -23.68, -13.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.93, 27.43, 210.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.13% -0.0784 -0.0383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.13% 0.087 206) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1124, 31.4983, 45.8749) |
| Luminance | 0.3150 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.45
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.72
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.60
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.20
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.82
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA5B0 #B0554A
analogous
#4AB088 #4AA5B0 #4A72B0
triadic
#4AA5B0 #B04AA5 #A5B04A
tetradic
#4AA5B0 #884AB0 #B0554A #72B04A
square
#4AA5B0 #884AB0 #B0554A #72B04A
split-complementary
#4AA5B0 #B04A72 #B0884A
monochromatic
#26545A #387D85 #4AA5B0 #73BBC4 #9ED0D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#4AA5B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.30
#4AA5B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA5B0
7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA5B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA5B0 | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.30 | 7.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999FB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8993B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa5b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 165, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.087 206.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c0c7',
500: '#4aa5b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa5b0; $custom-light: #87c0c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa5b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 165,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.471,
"s": 40.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6713,
"c": 0.0873,
"h": 206
},
"luminance": 0.31501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA5B0
secondary
#C39893
accent
#6457D1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182