#4AAEAE#4AAEAE
#4AAEAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.092 H 195.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAEAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 174, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.5%, 0%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.58, -28.74, -8.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.58, 30.05, 196.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.25% -0.0892 -0.0243) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.25% 0.092 195.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5968, 34.7814, 45.4007) |
| Luminance | 0.3478 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.33
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.43
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.24
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAEAE #AE4A4A
analogous
#4AAE7C #4AAEAE #4A7CAE
triadic
#4AAEAE #AE4AAE #AEAE4A
tetradic
#4AAEAE #7C4AAE #AE4A4A #7CAE4A
square
#4AAEAE #7C4AAE #AE4A4A #7CAE4A
split-complementary
#4AAEAE #AE4A7C #AE7C4A
monochromatic
#255858 #388383 #4AAEAE #72C3C3 #9DD5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#4AAEAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.96
#4AAEAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAEAE
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAEAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAEAE | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.96 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A6AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939AAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aaeae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 174, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.092 195.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c6c6',
500: '#4aaeae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aaeae; $custom-light: #87c6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aaeae",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 174,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 40.323,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69248,
"c": 0.09245,
"h": 195.2
},
"luminance": 0.34784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAEAE
secondary
#C29292
accent
#5858D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282