#4AA8BA#4AA8BA
#4AA8BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.092 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA8BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 168, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 60%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 9.7%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.16, -22.27, -17.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.16, 28.37, 218.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.24% -0.0776 -0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.24% 0.092 212.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6860, 33.0037, 51.4615) |
| Luminance | 0.3301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.05
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.68
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.36
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.58
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.18
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA8BA #BA5C4A
analogous
#4ABA94 #4AA8BA #4A70BA
triadic
#4AA8BA #BA4AA8 #A8BA4A
tetradic
#4AA8BA #944ABA #BA5C4A #70BA4A
square
#4AA8BA #944ABA #BA5C4A #70BA4A
split-complementary
#4AA8BA #BA4A70 #BA944A
monochromatic
#265A64 #378290 #4AA8BA #76BDCB #A3D3DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#4AA8BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#4AA8BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA8BA
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA8BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA8BA | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA3BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8996BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa8ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 168, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.092 212.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c2ce',
500: '#4aa8ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa8ba; $custom-light: #88c2ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa8ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 168,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.643,
"s": 44.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68237,
"c": 0.09162,
"h": 212.1
},
"luminance": 0.33006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA8BA
secondary
#C99F97
accent
#6853D5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182