#4AAFA6#4AAFA6
#4AAFA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.095 H 187.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAFA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 175, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 0%, 5.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.64, -31.41, -4.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.64, 31.69, 187.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.22% -0.0938 -0.0119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.22% 0.095 187.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0339, 34.8665, 41.4796) |
| Luminance | 0.3487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.61
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.35
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.50
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.64
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.78
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAFA6 #AF4A53
analogous
#4AAF74 #4AAFA6 #4A86AF
triadic
#4AAFA6 #A64AAF #AFA64A
tetradic
#4AAFA6 #744AAF #AF4A53 #86AF4A
square
#4AAFA6 #744AAF #AF4A53 #86AF4A
split-complementary
#4AAFA6 #AF4A86 #AF744A
monochromatic
#265954 #38847D #4AAFA6 #73C4BC #9ED6D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4AAFA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#4AAFA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAFA6
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAFA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAFA6 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A6A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969BA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aafa6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 175, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.095 187.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c7c0',
500: '#4aafa6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aafa6; $custom-light: #87c7c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aafa6",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 175,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.653,
"s": 40.562,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69223,
"c": 0.09459,
"h": 187.2
},
"luminance": 0.34869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAFA6
secondary
#C29297
accent
#5762D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281