#4AAF96#4AAF96
#4AAF96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.102 H 174.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAF96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 175, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 0%, 14.3%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.21, -35.54, 4.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.21, 35.77, 173.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.73% -0.1012 0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.73% 0.102 174.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6565, 34.3155, 34.2251) |
| Luminance | 0.3432 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.86
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.90
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.24
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAF96 #AF4A63
analogous
#4AAF64 #4AAF96 #4A96AF
triadic
#4AAF96 #964AAF #AF964A
tetradic
#4AAF96 #644AAF #AF4A63 #96AF4A
square
#4AAF96 #644AAF #AF4A63 #96AF4A
split-complementary
#4AAF96 #AF4A96 #AF644A
monochromatic
#26594C #388471 #4AAF96 #73C4B0 #9ED6C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#4AAF96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.86
#4AAF96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAF96
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAF96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAF96 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A595
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9A98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aaf96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 175, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.102 174.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c7b4',
500: '#4aaf96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aaf96; $custom-light: #86c7b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aaf96",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 175,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.149,
"s": 40.562,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68729,
"c": 0.10168,
"h": 174.3
},
"luminance": 0.34318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAF96
secondary
#C2929E
accent
#5775D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280