#4DA8A9#4DA8A9
#4DA8A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.086 H 196.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DA8A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 168, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.4%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.71, -26.58, -8.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.71, 27.98, 198.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.72% -0.0829 -0.0242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.72% 0.086 196.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2216, 32.4453, 42.5145) |
| Luminance | 0.3245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.23
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.56
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.08
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.84
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.63
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DA8A9 #A94E4D
analogous
#4DA97C #4DA8A9 #4D7AA9
triadic
#4DA8A9 #A94DA8 #A8A94D
tetradic
#4DA8A9 #7C4DA9 #A94E4D #7AA94D
square
#4DA8A9 #7C4DA9 #A94E4D #7AA94D
split-complementary
#4DA8A9 #A94D7A #A97C4D
monochromatic
#275455 #3A7E7F #4DA8A9 #74BFC0 #9ED2D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#4DA8A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#4DA8A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DA8A9
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DA8A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DA8A9 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA1A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F96AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4da8a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 168, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.086 196.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c2c2',
500: '#4da8a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4da8a9; $custom-light: #88c2c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4da8a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 168,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.652,
"s": 37.398,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67715,
"c": 0.08634,
"h": 196.3
},
"luminance": 0.32448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DA8A9
secondary
#BF9392
accent
#5C5ACD
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181