#4AA79A#4AA79A
#4AA79A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.090 H 183.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA79A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 167, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 56%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 7.8%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.86, -30.75, -1.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.86, 30.79, 183.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.86% -0.0904 -0.0048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.86% 0.09 183.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4729, 31.4242, 35.4468) |
| Luminance | 0.3143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.28
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.58
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.91
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.23
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.27
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA79A #A74A57
analogous
#4AA76C #4AA79A #4A86A7
triadic
#4AA79A #9A4AA7 #A79A4A
tetradic
#4AA79A #6C4AA7 #A74A57 #86A74A
square
#4AA79A #6C4AA7 #A74A57 #86A74A
split-complementary
#4AA79A #A74A86 #A76C4A
monochromatic
#24524C #377D73 #4AA79A #6FBFB4 #99D2CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#4AA79A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.29
#4AA79A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA79A
7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA79A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA79A | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.29 | 7.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09E9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91949B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa79a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 167, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.090 183.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c1b7',
500: '#4aa79a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa79a; $custom-light: #85c1b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa79a",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 167,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.613,
"s": 38.589,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66858,
"c": 0.09049,
"h": 183.1
},
"luminance": 0.31426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA79A
secondary
#BE8E95
accent
#596ACF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180