#4AA8AE#4AA8AE
#4AA8AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.088 H 201.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA8AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 168, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.5%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.77, -25.77, -11.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.77, 28.21, 204.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.79% -0.0826 -0.0317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.79% 0.088 201) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4635, 32.5147, 45.0229) |
| Luminance | 0.3252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.30
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.02
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.37
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.32
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA8AE #AE504A
analogous
#4AAE82 #4AA8AE #4A76AE
triadic
#4AA8AE #AE4AA8 #A8AE4A
tetradic
#4AA8AE #824AAE #AE504A #76AE4A
square
#4AA8AE #824AAE #AE504A #76AE4A
split-complementary
#4AA8AE #AE4A76 #AE824A
monochromatic
#255558 #387F83 #4AA8AE #72BEC3 #9DD2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#4AA8AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#4AA8AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA8AE
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA8AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA8AE | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA1AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D95AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa8ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 168, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.088 201.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c2c6',
500: '#4aa8ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa8ae; $custom-light: #87c2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa8ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 168,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.6,
"s": 40.323,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67785,
"c": 0.08849,
"h": 201
},
"luminance": 0.32517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA8AE
secondary
#C29592
accent
#5F58D0
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182