#4AA6AD#4AA6AD
#4AA6AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.087 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA6AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 166, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 4%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.13, -25.05, -11.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.13, 27.72, 205.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.26% -0.0808 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.26% 0.087 202.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9999, 31.7430, 44.3893) |
| Luminance | 0.3175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.96
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.25
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.65
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.54
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA6AD #AD514A
analogous
#4AAD82 #4AA6AD #4A74AD
triadic
#4AA6AD #AD4AA6 #A6AD4A
tetradic
#4AA6AD #824AAD #AD514A #74AD4A
square
#4AA6AD #824AAD #AD514A #74AD4A
split-complementary
#4AA6AD #AD4A74 #AD824A
monochromatic
#255457 #387D82 #4AA6AD #72BDC3 #9DD1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#4AA6AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#4AA6AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA6AD
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA6AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA6AD | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA0AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B94AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa6ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 166, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.087 202.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c0c5',
500: '#4aa6ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa6ad; $custom-light: #86c0c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa6ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 166,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.242,
"s": 40.081,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67262,
"c": 0.08723,
"h": 202.1
},
"luminance": 0.31745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA6AD
secondary
#C19591
accent
#6058D0
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181