#4AABA5#4AABA5
#4AABA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.091 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AABA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 171, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 57%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 0%, 3.5%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.40, -29.75, -5.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.40, 30.26, 190.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.21% -0.0899 -0.0154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.21% 0.091 189.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1755, 33.2959, 40.7427) |
| Luminance | 0.3330 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.62
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.26
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.30
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AABA5 #AB4A50
analogous
#4AAB75 #4AABA5 #4A80AB
triadic
#4AABA5 #A54AAB #ABA54A
tetradic
#4AABA5 #754AAB #AB4A50 #80AB4A
square
#4AABA5 #754AAB #AB4A50 #80AB4A
split-complementary
#4AABA5 #AB4A80 #AB754A
monochromatic
#255653 #38807C #4AABA5 #71C1BC #9BD4D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#4AABA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.66
#4AABA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AABA5
7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AABA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AABA5 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.66 | 7.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A3A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9397A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aaba5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 171, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.091 189.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c4bf',
500: '#4aaba5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aaba5; $custom-light: #86c4bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aaba5",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 171,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.289,
"s": 39.592,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68206,
"c": 0.09117,
"h": 189.7
},
"luminance": 0.33298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AABA5
secondary
#C09093
accent
#5860CF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281