#4AACB3#4AACB3
#4AACB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.091 H 201.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AACB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 172, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 3.9%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.13, -26.34, -12.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.13, 29.04, 204.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.94% -0.0849 -0.0338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.94% 0.091 201.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7098, 34.2130, 47.8879) |
| Luminance | 0.3422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.44
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.95
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.41
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.02
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AACB3 #B3514A
analogous
#4AB386 #4AACB3 #4A78B3
triadic
#4AACB3 #B34AAC #ACB34A
tetradic
#4AACB3 #864AB3 #B3514A #78B34A
square
#4AACB3 #864AB3 #B3514A #78B34A
split-complementary
#4AACB3 #B34A78 #B3864A
monochromatic
#26595C #388288 #4AACB3 #74C0C6 #A0D4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#4AACB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#4AACB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AACB3
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AACB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AACB3 | 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)
#A0A5B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9099B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aacb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 172, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.091 201.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c5c9',
500: '#4aacb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aacb3; $custom-light: #87c5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aacb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 172,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184,
"s": 41.502,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68939,
"c": 0.09134,
"h": 201.7
},
"luminance": 0.34216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AACB3
secondary
#C49894
accent
#5F56D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282