#4AA79E#4AA79E
#4AA79E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.089 H 186.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA79E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 167, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 56%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 5.4%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.98, -29.69, -3.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.98, 29.92, 187.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.99% -0.0885 -0.0104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.99% 0.089 186.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8116, 31.5597, 37.2306) |
| Luminance | 0.3156 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.53
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.87
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.56
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA79E #A74A53
analogous
#4AA770 #4AA79E #4A81A7
triadic
#4AA79E #9E4AA7 #A79E4A
tetradic
#4AA79E #704AA7 #A74A53 #81A74A
square
#4AA79E #704AA7 #A74A53 #81A74A
split-complementary
#4AA79E #A74A81 #A7704A
monochromatic
#24524E #377D76 #4AA79E #6FBFB7 #99D2CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#4AA79E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.31
#4AA79E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA79E
7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA79E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA79E | 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)
#9F9F9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90949F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa79e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 167, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.089 186.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c1ba',
500: '#4aa79e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa79e; $custom-light: #85c1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa79e",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 167,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.194,
"s": 38.589,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66987,
"c": 0.08915,
"h": 186.7
},
"luminance": 0.31562
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA79E
secondary
#BE8E93
accent
#5965CF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180