#4AA9BB#4AA9BB
#4AA9BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.092 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA9BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 60%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.4%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.50, -22.49, -17.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.50, 28.57, 218.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.52% -0.0783 -0.0489) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.52% 0.092 212) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9780, 33.4170, 52.0851) |
| Luminance | 0.3342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.85
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.80
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.47
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.66
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.27
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA9BB #BB5C4A
analogous
#4ABB95 #4AA9BB #4A70BB
triadic
#4AA9BB #BB4AA9 #A9BB4A
tetradic
#4AA9BB #954ABB #BB5C4A #70BB4A
square
#4AA9BB #954ABB #BB5C4A #70BB4A
split-complementary
#4AA9BB #BB4A70 #BB954A
monochromatic
#265B65 #378391 #4AA9BB #76BECC #A3D3DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#4AA9BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#4AA9BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA9BB
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA9BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA9BB | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA4BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A97BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa9bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.092 212.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c2cf',
500: '#4aa9bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa9bb; $custom-light: #88c2cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa9bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.558,
"s": 45.382,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68516,
"c": 0.09228,
"h": 212
},
"luminance": 0.3342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA9BB
secondary
#C99F97
accent
#6753D5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182