#4AA9AF#4AA9AF
#4AA9AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.089 H 201.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA9AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.10, -25.98, -11.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.10, 28.43, 203.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.07% -0.0833 -0.0319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.07% 0.089 201) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7466, 32.9245, 45.6000) |
| Luminance | 0.3293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.53
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.56
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.15
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA9AF #AF504A
analogous
#4AAF83 #4AA9AF #4A77AF
triadic
#4AA9AF #AF4AA9 #A9AF4A
tetradic
#4AA9AF #834AAF #AF504A #77AF4A
square
#4AA9AF #834AAF #AF504A #77AF4A
split-complementary
#4AA9AF #AF4A77 #AF834A
monochromatic
#265659 #387F84 #4AA9AF #73BFC4 #9ED2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#4AA9AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.59
#4AA9AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA9AF
7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA9AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA9AF | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.59 | 7.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA2B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E96B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa9af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.089 201.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c3c6',
500: '#4aa9af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa9af; $custom-light: #87c3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa9af",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.564,
"s": 40.562,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68065,
"c": 0.08918,
"h": 201
},
"luminance": 0.32927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA9AF
secondary
#C29592
accent
#5F57D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182