#4FA09B#4FA09B
#4FA09B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.080 H 190.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA09B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 160, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 34%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 51%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.6%, 0%, 3.1%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.93, -25.96, -5.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.93, 26.44, 190.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.35% -0.0785 -0.0139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.35% 0.08 190.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7092, 29.1685, 35.4900) |
| Luminance | 0.2917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.10
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.15
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.64
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.64
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.76
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA09B #A04F54
analogous
#4FA073 #4FA09B #4F7DA0
triadic
#4FA09B #9B4FA0 #A09B4F
tetradic
#4FA09B #734FA0 #A04F54 #7DA04F
square
#4FA09B #734FA0 #A04F54 #7DA04F
split-complementary
#4FA09B #A04F7D #A0734F
monochromatic
#274E4C #3B7773 #4FA09B #73BAB5 #9CCECB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#4FA09B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.83
#4FA09B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA09B
6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA09B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA09B | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.83 | 6.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98999B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8F9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1DA49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa09b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 160, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.080 190.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bcb8',
500: '#4fa09b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa09b; $custom-light: #87bcb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa09b",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 160,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.296,
"s": 33.891,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65353,
"c": 0.07978,
"h": 190.1
},
"luminance": 0.2917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA09B
secondary
#BB9093
accent
#5E64CA
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180