#4AAEB4#4AAEB4
#4AAEB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.093 H 200.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAEB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 174, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 59%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 3.3%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.76, -27.05, -11.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.76, 29.52, 203.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.46% -0.0866 -0.0327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.46% 0.093 200.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1948, 35.0206, 48.5503) |
| Luminance | 0.3502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.61
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.73
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.44
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.40
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.55
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAEB4 #B4504A
analogous
#4AB485 #4AAEB4 #4A79B4
triadic
#4AAEB4 #B44AAE #AEB44A
tetradic
#4AAEB4 #854AB4 #B4504A #79B44A
square
#4AAEB4 #854AB4 #B4504A #79B44A
split-complementary
#4AAEB4 #B44A79 #B4854A
monochromatic
#265A5D #388489 #4AAEB4 #75C2C6 #A0D5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4AAEB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#4AAEB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAEB4
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAEB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAEB4 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 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)
#A2A7B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929BB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aaeb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 174, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.093 200.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c6ca',
500: '#4aaeb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aaeb4; $custom-light: #88c6ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aaeb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 174,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.396,
"s": 41.732,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6946,
"c": 0.09258,
"h": 200.7
},
"luminance": 0.35023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAEB4
secondary
#C59895
accent
#5D56D2
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282