#4AA79F#4AA79F
#4AA79F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.089 H 187.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA79F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 167, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 56%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 4.8%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.01, -29.43, -4.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.01, 29.73, 188.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.02% -0.0881 -0.0118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.02% 0.089 187.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8981, 31.5943, 37.6858) |
| Luminance | 0.3160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.51
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.07
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.11
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA79F #A74A52
analogous
#4AA771 #4AA79F #4A80A7
triadic
#4AA79F #9F4AA7 #A79F4A
tetradic
#4AA79F #714AA7 #A74A52 #80A74A
square
#4AA79F #714AA7 #A74A52 #80A74A
split-complementary
#4AA79F #A74A80 #A7714A
monochromatic
#24524E #377D77 #4AA79F #6FBFB8 #99D2CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#4AA79F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.32
#4AA79F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA79F
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA79F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA79F | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.32 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9F9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9094A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa79f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 167, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.089 187.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c1bb',
500: '#4aa79f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa79f; $custom-light: #85c1bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa79f",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 167,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.839,
"s": 38.589,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6702,
"c": 0.08888,
"h": 187.6
},
"luminance": 0.31596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA79F
secondary
#BE8E93
accent
#5963CF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180