#4AA991#4AA991
#4AA991 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.097 H 174.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA991 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 39%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 56%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 0%, 14.2%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.24, -33.99, 3.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.24, 34.22, 173.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.08% -0.0968 0.01) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.08% 0.097 174.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1205, 31.8740, 31.7691) |
| Luminance | 0.3188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.27
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.18
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.53
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.29
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.71
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA991 #A94A62
analogous
#4AA961 #4AA991 #4A92A9
triadic
#4AA991 #914AA9 #A9914A
tetradic
#4AA991 #614AA9 #A94A62 #92A94A
square
#4AA991 #614AA9 #A94A62 #92A94A
split-complementary
#4AA991 #A94A92 #A9614A
monochromatic
#255448 #377E6C #4AA991 #70C0AC #9AD3C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#4AA991 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.38
#4AA991 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA991
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA991 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA991 | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.38 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49F90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959593
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0FABA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa991; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.097 174.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c3b1',
500: '#4aa991',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa991; $custom-light: #85c3b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa991",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.842,
"s": 39.095,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67082,
"c": 0.09729,
"h": 174.1
},
"luminance": 0.31876
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA991
secondary
#BF8F9C
accent
#5977CF
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#F0F8F5
border
#CBD1CF
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F