#4AA9BC#4AA9BC
#4AA9BC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.093 H 212.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA9BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.6%, 10.1%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.53, -22.19, -18.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.53, 28.66, 219.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.56% -0.0779 -0.0503) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.56% 0.093 212.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0854, 33.4600, 52.6509) |
| Luminance | 0.3346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.98
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.08
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.27
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.51
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.43
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA9BC #BC5D4A
analogous
#4ABC96 #4AA9BC #4A70BC
triadic
#4AA9BC #BC4AA9 #A9BC4A
tetradic
#4AA9BC #964ABC #BC5D4A #70BC4A
square
#4AA9BC #964ABC #BC5D4A #70BC4A
split-complementary
#4AA9BC #BC4A70 #BC964A
monochromatic
#265B66 #368393 #4AA9BC #77BECD #A3D3DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#4AA9BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#4AA9BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA9BC
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA9BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA9BC | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA4BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8997BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa9bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.093 212.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c2d0',
500: '#4aa9bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa9bc; $custom-light: #88c2d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa9bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190,
"s": 45.968,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68556,
"c": 0.09269,
"h": 212.9
},
"luminance": 0.33463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA9BC
secondary
#CAA098
accent
#6852D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182