#4AAEC7#4AAEC7
#4AAEC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.099 H 217.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAEC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 174, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.8%, 12.6%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.40, -21.45, -21.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.40, 30.29, 224.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.19% -0.0788 -0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.19% 0.099 217) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2647, 35.8485, 59.4516) |
| Luminance | 0.3585 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.63
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.03
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.36
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.70
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.31
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAEC7 #C7634A
analogous
#4AC7A1 #4AAEC7 #4A6FC7
triadic
#4AAEC7 #C74AAE #AEC74A
tetradic
#4AAEC7 #A14AC7 #C7634A #6FC74A
square
#4AAEC7 #A14AC7 #C7634A #6FC74A
split-complementary
#4AAEC7 #C74A6F #C7A14A
monochromatic
#246373 #328BA2 #4AAEC7 #79C3D5 #A7D8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#4AAEC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#4AAEC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAEC7
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAEC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAEC7 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA9C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9CC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aaec7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 174, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.099 217.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c6d8',
500: '#4aaec7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aaec7; $custom-light: #89c6d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aaec7",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 174,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192,
"s": 52.743,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70186,
"c": 0.09874,
"h": 217
},
"luminance": 0.35851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAEC7
secondary
#D1A69C
accent
#694CDC
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8283