#4AA8B0#4AA8B0
#4AA8B0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.089 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA8B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 168, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 4.5%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.83, -25.20, -12.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.83, 28.12, 206.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.86% -0.0818 -0.0346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.86% 0.089 202.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6599, 32.5932, 46.0574) |
| Luminance | 0.3260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.48
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.73
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.00
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.98
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 10.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA8B0 #B0524A
analogous
#4AB085 #4AA8B0 #4A75B0
triadic
#4AA8B0 #B04AA8 #A8B04A
tetradic
#4AA8B0 #854AB0 #B0524A #75B04A
square
#4AA8B0 #854AB0 #B0524A #75B04A
split-complementary
#4AA8B0 #B04A75 #B0854A
monochromatic
#26565A #387F85 #4AA8B0 #73BEC4 #9ED2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#4AA8B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#4AA8B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA8B0
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA8B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA8B0 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA1B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C96B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa8b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 168, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.089 202.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c2c7',
500: '#4aa8b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa8b0; $custom-light: #87c2c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa8b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 168,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.706,
"s": 40.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67858,
"c": 0.08876,
"h": 202.9
},
"luminance": 0.32596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA8B0
secondary
#C39793
accent
#6157D1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182