#4AA99E#4AA99E
#4AA99E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.091 H 185.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 39%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 56%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 0%, 6.5%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.59, -30.66, -2.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.59, 30.79, 185.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.48% -0.0908 -0.008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.48% 0.091 185) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1809, 32.2982, 37.3537) |
| Luminance | 0.3230 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.82
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.96
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.20
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.75
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.76
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA99E #A94A55
analogous
#4AA96F #4AA99E #4A84A9
triadic
#4AA99E #9E4AA9 #A99E4A
tetradic
#4AA99E #6F4AA9 #A94A55 #84A94A
square
#4AA99E #6F4AA9 #A94A55 #84A94A
split-complementary
#4AA99E #A94A84 #A96F4A
monochromatic
#25544E #377E76 #4AA99E #70C0B7 #9AD3CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#4AA99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.46
#4AA99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA99E
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA99E | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.46 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A09E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92959F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.091 185.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c3ba',
500: '#4aa99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa99e; $custom-light: #86c3ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.053,
"s": 39.095,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67482,
"c": 0.09114,
"h": 185
},
"luminance": 0.323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA99E
secondary
#BF8F95
accent
#5966CF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180