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#4aa09c color: Tourmaline Turquoise

#4aa09c is rgb(74, 160, 156) in RGB and oklch(65.19% 0.08308 191.216) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

65.2%
0.083
191°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.09:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #4aa09c

#4aa09c is a soft cyan color. In OKLCH it has 65.2% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 191°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.09:1 contrast and black text 6.8:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tourmaline Turquoise (#4f9e96). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #4aa09c mixed with white

  1. 4aa09c
  2. 5fa9a6
  3. 72b3af
  4. 84bcb9
  5. 96c6c3
  6. a8cfcc
  7. b9d9d6
  8. cbe2e0
  9. dceceb
  10. eef5f5

Darker: #4aa09c mixed with black

  1. 4aa09c
  2. 3f8b87
  3. 357673
  4. 2a615f
  5. 204e4c
  6. 173b39
  7. 0e2928
  8. 061918
  9. 020909
  10. 000101

Calmer: #4aa09c with less saturation

  1. 4aa09c
  2. 549f9b
  3. 5d9d9a
  4. 659b98
  5. 6c9a97
  6. 739896
  7. 799795
  8. 7f9593
  9. 859392
  10. 8a9191

Questions about #4aa09c

What color is #4aa09c?

#4aa09c is soft cyan. The closest named color is Tourmaline Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(74, 160, 156), in HSL hsl(177.21, 36.75%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.19% 0.08308 191.216).

What colors go well with #4aa09c?

The complementary color of #4aa09c is #bc7a83. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5fa07f and #509bb4. The triadic partners are #a081b5 and #b08755.

Is white or black text more readable on #4aa09c?

Black text reads better on #4aa09c: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and black gives 6.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4aa09c a warm or cool color?

#4aa09c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 191 degrees, its lightness 65.2% and its chroma 0.083.