#4AAF99#4AAF99
#4AAF99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.100 H 176.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAF99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 175, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 0%, 12.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.29, -34.79, 2.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.29, 34.88, 175.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.82% -0.0998 0.0061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.82% 0.1 176.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9012, 34.4134, 35.5137) |
| Luminance | 0.3442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.67
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.86
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.96
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAF99 #AF4A60
analogous
#4AAF67 #4AAF99 #4A93AF
triadic
#4AAF99 #994AAF #AF994A
tetradic
#4AAF99 #674AAF #AF4A60 #93AF4A
square
#4AAF99 #674AAF #AF4A60 #93AF4A
split-complementary
#4AAF99 #AF4A93 #AF674A
monochromatic
#26594E #388473 #4AAF99 #73C4B2 #9ED6CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#4AAF99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.88
#4AAF99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAF99
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAF99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAF99 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A598
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9A9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aaf99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 175, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.100 176.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c7b7',
500: '#4aaf99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aaf99; $custom-light: #86c7b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aaf99",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 175,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.931,
"s": 40.562,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68817,
"c": 0.09996,
"h": 176.5
},
"luminance": 0.34416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAF99
secondary
#C2929D
accent
#5772D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280