#4AAEB6#4AAEB6
#4AAEB6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.093 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAEB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 174, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 59%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 4.4%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.83, -26.48, -12.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.83, 29.43, 205.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.53% -0.0858 -0.0355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.53% 0.093 202.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4000, 35.1027, 49.6311) |
| Luminance | 0.3510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.19
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.08
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.11
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAEB6 #B6524A
analogous
#4AB688 #4AAEB6 #4A78B6
triadic
#4AAEB6 #B64AAE #AEB64A
tetradic
#4AAEB6 #884AB6 #B6524A #78B64A
square
#4AAEB6 #884AB6 #B6524A #78B64A
split-complementary
#4AAEB6 #B64A78 #B6884A
monochromatic
#265B5F #38858B #4AAEB6 #76C2C8 #A1D5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4AAEB6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#4AAEB6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAEB6
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAEB6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAEB6 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A7B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919BB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aaeb6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 174, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.093 202.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c6cb',
500: '#4aaeb6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aaeb6; $custom-light: #88c6cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aaeb6",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 174,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.444,
"s": 42.52,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69533,
"c": 0.09282,
"h": 202.5
},
"luminance": 0.35105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAEB6
secondary
#C69996
accent
#5F55D2
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282