#4AA79D#4AA79D
#4AA79D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.089 H 185.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA79D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 167, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 56%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 6%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.95, -29.96, -3.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.95, 30.13, 186.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.96% -0.089 -0.009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.96% 0.089 185.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7259, 31.5254, 36.7791) |
| Luminance | 0.3153 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.17
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.58
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.69
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.44
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA79D #A74A54
analogous
#4AA76E #4AA79D #4A83A7
triadic
#4AA79D #9D4AA7 #A79D4A
tetradic
#4AA79D #6E4AA7 #A74A54 #83A74A
square
#4AA79D #6E4AA7 #A74A54 #83A74A
split-complementary
#4AA79D #A74A83 #A76E4A
monochromatic
#24524D #377D75 #4AA79D #6FBFB7 #99D2CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#4AA79D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.31
#4AA79D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA79D
7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA79D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA79D | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.31 | 7.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9F9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90949E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa79d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 167, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.089 185.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c1b9',
500: '#4aa79d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa79d; $custom-light: #85c1b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa79d",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 167,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.548,
"s": 38.589,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66955,
"c": 0.08946,
"h": 185.8
},
"luminance": 0.31528
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA79D
secondary
#BE8E94
accent
#5966CF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180