#4AAA9B#4AAA9B
#4AAA9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.093 H 181.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAA9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 170, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 39%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 56%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.5%, 0%, 8.8%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.81, -31.93, -0.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.81, 31.94, 181.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.64% -0.0933 -0.0026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.64% 0.093 181.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1125, 32.5696, 36.0725) |
| Luminance | 0.3257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.38
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.83
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.35
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.63
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.72
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAA9B #AA4A59
analogous
#4AAA6B #4AAA9B #4A89AA
triadic
#4AAA9B #9B4AAA #AA9B4A
tetradic
#4AAA9B #6B4AAA #AA4A59 #89AA4A
square
#4AAA9B #6B4AAA #AA4A59 #89AA4A
split-complementary
#4AAA9B #AA4A89 #AA6B4A
monochromatic
#25554D #377F74 #4AAA9B #70C1B4 #9BD3CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#4AAA9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.51
#4AAA9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAA9B
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAA9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAA9B | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.51 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A19A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94969C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aaa9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 170, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.093 181.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c4b8',
500: '#4aaa9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aaa9b; $custom-light: #86c4b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aaa9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 170,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.625,
"s": 39.344,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67635,
"c": 0.09332,
"h": 181.6
},
"luminance": 0.32572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAA9B
secondary
#C09097
accent
#596BCF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180