#4CA7AE#4CA7AE
#4CA7AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.087 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CA7AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 167, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 56%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.53, -24.87, -11.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.53, 27.54, 205.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.61% -0.0802 -0.0327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.61% 0.087 202.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4360, 32.2275, 44.9690) |
| Luminance | 0.3223 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.05
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.14
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.59
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.61
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CA7AE #AE534C
analogous
#4CAE84 #4CA7AE #4C76AE
triadic
#4CA7AE #AE4CA7 #A7AE4C
tetradic
#4CA7AE #844CAE #AE534C #76AE4C
square
#4CA7AE #844CAE #AE534C #76AE4C
split-complementary
#4CA7AE #AE4C76 #AE844C
monochromatic
#275559 #397E83 #4CA7AE #75BDC3 #9FD1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#4CA7AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.45
#4CA7AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CA7AE
7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CA7AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CA7AE | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.45 | 7.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA1AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C95AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ca7ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 167, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.087 202.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1c6',
500: '#4ca7ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ca7ae; $custom-light: #87c1c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ca7ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 167,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.286,
"s": 39.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67614,
"c": 0.08665,
"h": 202.2
},
"luminance": 0.3223
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CA7AE
secondary
#C29794
accent
#6159CF
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182