#4AA99A#4AA99A
#4AA99A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.093 H 181.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA99A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 39%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 56%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 0%, 8.9%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.48, -31.71, -0.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.48, 31.72, 181.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.36% -0.0926 -0.0024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.36% 0.093 181.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8422, 32.1627, 35.5698) |
| Luminance | 0.3216 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.57
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.59
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.47
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.52
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.65
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA99A #A94A59
analogous
#4AA96A #4AA99A #4A89A9
triadic
#4AA99A #9A4AA9 #A99A4A
tetradic
#4AA99A #6A4AA9 #A94A59 #89A94A
square
#4AA99A #6A4AA9 #A94A59 #89A94A
split-complementary
#4AA99A #A94A89 #A96A4A
monochromatic
#25544C #377E73 #4AA99A #70C0B4 #9AD3CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#4AA99A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.43
#4AA99A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA99A
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA99A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA99A | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.43 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A099
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93959B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa99a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.093 181.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c3b7',
500: '#4aa99a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa99a; $custom-light: #85c3b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa99a",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.526,
"s": 39.095,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67355,
"c": 0.09264,
"h": 181.5
},
"luminance": 0.32165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA99A
secondary
#BF8F97
accent
#596BCF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180