#4AA8BD#4AA8BD
#4AA8BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.093 H 214.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA8BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 168, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.27, -21.37, -19.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.27, 28.66, 221.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.36% -0.0764 -0.053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.36% 0.093 214.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0082, 33.1326, 53.1588) |
| Luminance | 0.3313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.53
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.55
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.78
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.15
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.15
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 11.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA8BD #BD5F4A
analogous
#4ABD99 #4AA8BD #4A6FBD
triadic
#4AA8BD #BD4AA8 #A8BD4A
tetradic
#4AA8BD #994ABD #BD5F4A #6FBD4A
square
#4AA8BD #994ABD #BD5F4A #6FBD4A
split-complementary
#4AA8BD #BD4A6F #BD994A
monochromatic
#265B67 #368394 #4AA8BD #77BECD #A4D3DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#4AA8BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#4AA8BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA8BD
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA8BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA8BD | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A3BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8896BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa8bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 168, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.093 214.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c2d1',
500: '#4aa8bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa8bd; $custom-light: #88c2d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa8bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 168,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.957,
"s": 46.559,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68356,
"c": 0.09296,
"h": 214.8
},
"luminance": 0.33135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA8BD
secondary
#CBA198
accent
#6A52D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182