#4AAEB3#4AAEB3
#4AAEB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.092 H 199.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 174, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -27.34, -11.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 29.58, 202.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.42% -0.087 -0.0313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.42% 0.093 199.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0933, 34.9800, 48.0158) |
| Luminance | 0.3498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.93
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.71
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.07
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.05
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.30
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAEB3 #B34F4A
analogous
#4AB384 #4AAEB3 #4A7AB3
triadic
#4AAEB3 #B34AAE #AEB34A
tetradic
#4AAEB3 #844AB3 #B34F4A #7AB34A
square
#4AAEB3 #844AB3 #B34F4A #7AB34A
split-complementary
#4AAEB3 #B34A7A #B3844A
monochromatic
#265A5C #388488 #4AAEB3 #74C2C6 #A0D5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4AAEB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#4AAEB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAEB3
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAEB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAEB3 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A7B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929AB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aaeb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 174, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.092 199.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c6c9',
500: '#4aaeb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aaeb3; $custom-light: #88c6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aaeb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 174,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.857,
"s": 41.502,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69424,
"c": 0.0925,
"h": 199.8
},
"luminance": 0.34983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAEB3
secondary
#C49794
accent
#5C56D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282