#4AAEAF#4AAEAF
#4AAEAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.092 H 196.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAEAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 174, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.61, -28.46, -9.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.61, 29.93, 198.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.28% -0.0888 -0.0257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.28% 0.092 196.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6947, 34.8205, 45.9160) |
| Luminance | 0.3482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.66
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.84
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.73
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.42
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAEAF #AF4B4A
analogous
#4AAF7E #4AAEAF #4A7CAF
triadic
#4AAEAF #AF4AAE #AEAF4A
tetradic
#4AAEAF #7E4AAF #AF4B4A #7CAF4A
square
#4AAEAF #7E4AAF #AF4B4A #7CAF4A
split-complementary
#4AAEAF #AF4A7C #AF7E4A
monochromatic
#265859 #388384 #4AAEAF #73C3C4 #9ED5D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#4AAEAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.96
#4AAEAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAEAF
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAEAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAEAF | 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)
#A3A6AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939AB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aaeaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 174, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.092 196.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c6c6',
500: '#4aaeaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aaeaf; $custom-light: #87c6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aaeaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 174,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.594,
"s": 40.562,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69282,
"c": 0.09241,
"h": 196.1
},
"luminance": 0.34823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAEAF
secondary
#C29392
accent
#5957D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282