#4DA9AF#4DA9AF
#4DA9AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.087 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DA9AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 169, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.20, -25.40, -11.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.20, 27.83, 204.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.17% -0.0814 -0.0314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.17% 0.087 201.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9832, 33.0464, 45.6111) |
| Luminance | 0.3305 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.37
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.06
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.65
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.28
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DA9AF #AF534D
analogous
#4DAF84 #4DA9AF #4D78AF
triadic
#4DA9AF #AF4DA9 #A9AF4D
tetradic
#4DA9AF #844DAF #AF534D #78AF4D
square
#4DA9AF #844DAF #AF534D #78AF4D
split-complementary
#4DA9AF #AF4D78 #AF844D
monochromatic
#28575A #3A8085 #4DA9AF #76BEC3 #A1D2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#4DA9AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.61
#4DA9AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DA9AF
7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DA9AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DA9AF | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.61 | 7.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA2B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E97B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4da9af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 169, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.087 201.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c3c6',
500: '#4da9af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4da9af; $custom-light: #88c3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4da9af",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 169,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.673,
"s": 38.889,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68172,
"c": 0.08727,
"h": 201.1
},
"luminance": 0.33049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DA9AF
secondary
#C39895
accent
#6059CF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182