#4AAFAA#4AAFAA
#4AAFAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.094 H 190.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AAFAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 175, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 0%, 2.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.76, -30.33, -6.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.76, 30.97, 191.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.36% -0.0921 -0.0175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.36% 0.094 190.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4066, 35.0155, 43.4422) |
| Luminance | 0.3502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.96
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.65
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.87
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.89
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AAFAA #AF4A4F
analogous
#4AAF78 #4AAFAA #4A82AF
triadic
#4AAFAA #AA4AAF #AFAA4A
tetradic
#4AAFAA #784AAF #AF4A4F #82AF4A
square
#4AAFAA #784AAF #AF4A4F #82AF4A
split-complementary
#4AAFAA #AF4A82 #AF784A
monochromatic
#265956 #388480 #4AAFAA #73C4C0 #9ED6D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4AAFAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#4AAFAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AAFAA
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AAFAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AAFAA | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A7AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959BAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aafaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 175, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.094 190.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c7c3',
500: '#4aafaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aafaa; $custom-light: #87c7c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aafaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 175,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.03,
"s": 40.562,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69356,
"c": 0.0937,
"h": 190.7
},
"luminance": 0.35018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AAFAA
secondary
#C29295
accent
#575DD0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281