#4AA9CA#4AA9CA
#4AA9CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.101 H 224.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 16.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.04, -17.92, -25.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.04, 30.88, 234.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.13% -0.0724 -0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.13% 0.101 224.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6684, 34.0932, 60.9882) |
| Luminance | 0.3410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.84
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.46
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.84
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.49
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.88
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA9CA #CA6B4A
analogous
#4ACAAB #4AA9CA #4A69CA
triadic
#4AA9CA #CA4AA9 #A9CA4A
tetradic
#4AA9CA #AB4ACA #CA6B4A #69CA4A
square
#4AA9CA #AB4ACA #CA6B4A #69CA4A
split-complementary
#4AA9CA #CA4A69 #CAAB4A
monochromatic
#236177 #3188A6 #4AA9CA #79BFD8 #A9D6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#4AA9CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.82
#4AA9CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA9CA
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA9CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA9CA | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.82 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A5CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8498CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa9ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.101 224.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c2da',
500: '#4aa9ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa9ca; $custom-light: #89c2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa9ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.469,
"s": 54.701,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69127,
"c": 0.10079,
"h": 224.1
},
"luminance": 0.34096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA9CA
secondary
#D3AB9D
accent
#704ADE
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8183