#4AA9AE#4AA9AE
#4AA9AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.089 H 200.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA9AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.5%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.07, -26.27, -11.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.07, 28.49, 202.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.03% -0.0837 -0.0305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.03% 0.089 200) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6488, 32.8853, 45.0847) |
| Luminance | 0.3289 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.49
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.54
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.26
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.82
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA9AE #AE4F4A
analogous
#4AAE81 #4AA9AE #4A77AE
triadic
#4AA9AE #AE4AA9 #A9AE4A
tetradic
#4AA9AE #814AAE #AE4F4A #77AE4A
square
#4AA9AE #814AAE #AE4F4A #77AE4A
split-complementary
#4AA9AE #AE4A77 #AE814A
monochromatic
#255658 #387F83 #4AA9AE #72BFC3 #9DD3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#4AA9AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.58
#4AA9AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA9AE
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA9AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA9AE | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.58 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA2AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E96AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa9ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.089 200.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c3c6',
500: '#4aa9ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa9ae; $custom-light: #87c3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa9ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183,
"s": 40.323,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68029,
"c": 0.08909,
"h": 200
},
"luminance": 0.32888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA9AE
secondary
#C29492
accent
#5E58D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182