#4AAAB9#4AAAB9
#4AAAB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.092 H 209.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAAB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 170, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 60%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.73, -23.59, -16.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.73, 28.60, 214.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.68% -0.0802 -0.0448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.68% 0.092 209.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9521, 33.7054, 51.0276) |
| Luminance | 0.3371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.18
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.25
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.58
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAAB9 #B9594A
analogous
#4AB990 #4AAAB9 #4A72B9
triadic
#4AAAB9 #B94AAA #AAB94A
tetradic
#4AAAB9 #904AB9 #B9594A #72B94A
square
#4AAAB9 #904AB9 #B9594A #72B94A
split-complementary
#4AAAB9 #B94A72 #B9904A
monochromatic
#265A63 #37838F #4AAAB9 #76BFCA #A2D3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#4AAAB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#4AAAB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAAB9
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAAB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAAB9 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA4BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C98B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aaab9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 170, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.092 209.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c3ce',
500: '#4aaab9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aaab9; $custom-light: #88c3ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aaab9",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 170,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.108,
"s": 44.223,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6868,
"c": 0.09183,
"h": 209.2
},
"luminance": 0.33708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAAB9
secondary
#C89D97
accent
#6554D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182