#4AA99B#4AA99B
#4AA99B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.092 H 182.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA99B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 39%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 56%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 0%, 8.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.50, -31.45, -1.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.50, 31.47, 182.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.39% -0.0922 -0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.39% 0.092 182.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9258, 32.1961, 36.0103) |
| Luminance | 0.3220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.34
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.65
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.56
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.63
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.64
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA99B #A94A58
analogous
#4AA96B #4AA99B #4A87A9
triadic
#4AA99B #9B4AA9 #A99B4A
tetradic
#4AA99B #6B4AA9 #A94A58 #87A94A
square
#4AA99B #6B4AA9 #A94A58 #87A94A
split-complementary
#4AA99B #A94A87 #A96B4A
monochromatic
#25544D #377E74 #4AA99B #70C0B4 #9AD3CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#4AA99B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.44
#4AA99B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA99B
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA99B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA99B | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A09B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93959C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa99b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.092 182.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c3b8',
500: '#4aa99b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa99b; $custom-light: #85c3b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa99b",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.158,
"s": 39.095,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67386,
"c": 0.09224,
"h": 182.4
},
"luminance": 0.32198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA99B
secondary
#BF8F96
accent
#596ACF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180