#4AA9CC#4AA9CC
#4AA9CC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.102 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 169, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 17.2%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.11, -17.30, -26.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.11, 31.34, 236.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.21% -0.0716 -0.0729) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.21% 0.102 225.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9068, 34.1885, 62.2434) |
| Luminance | 0.3419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.89
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.02
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.39
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.52
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.76
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA9CC #CC6D4A
analogous
#4ACCAE #4AA9CC #4A68CC
triadic
#4AA9CC #CC4AA9 #A9CC4A
tetradic
#4AA9CC #AE4ACC #CC6D4A #68CC4A
square
#4AA9CC #AE4ACC #CC6D4A #68CC4A
split-complementary
#4AA9CC #CC4A68 #CCAE4A
monochromatic
#226279 #3088A9 #4AA9CC #7AC0D9 #A9D6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#4AA9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#4AA9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA9CC
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA9CC | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A6CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8498CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 169, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.102 225.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac2db',
500: '#4aa9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa9cc; $custom-light: #8ac2db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 169,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.154,
"s": 56.034,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69213,
"c": 0.10224,
"h": 225.5
},
"luminance": 0.34191
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA9CC
secondary
#D4AC9D
accent
#7148DF
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183