#4DA0AE#4DA0AE
#4DA0AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.083 H 209.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DA0AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 160, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 56%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 8%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.46, -21.09, -14.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.46, 25.84, 215.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.96% -0.0717 -0.0413) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.96% 0.083 209.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2683, 29.7732, 44.5568) |
| Luminance | 0.2978 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.76
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.98
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.47
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.32
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.47
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DA0AE #AE5B4D
analogous
#4DAE8C #4DA0AE #4D70AE
triadic
#4DA0AE #AE4DA0 #A0AE4D
tetradic
#4DA0AE #8C4DAE #AE5B4D #70AE4D
square
#4DA0AE #8C4DAE #AE5B4D #70AE4D
split-complementary
#4DA0AE #AE4D70 #AE8C4D
monochromatic
#275259 #3A7984 #4DA0AE #76B7C2 #A0CDD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#4DA0AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.96
#4DA0AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4DA0AE
6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DA0AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DA0AE | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.96 | 6.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949BAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8590AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4da0ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 160, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.083 209.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bcc6',
500: '#4da0ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4da0ae; $custom-light: #87bcc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4da0ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 160,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.66,
"s": 38.645,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65957,
"c": 0.08278,
"h": 209.9
},
"luminance": 0.29775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DA0AE
secondary
#C29B95
accent
#6A59CF
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182