#4FA09D#4FA09D
#4FA09D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.079 H 192.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA09D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 160, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 34%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 51%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.6%, 0%, 1.9%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.99, -25.42, -6.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.99, 26.13, 193.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.42% -0.0777 -0.0168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.42% 0.079 192.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8786, 29.2362, 36.3820) |
| Luminance | 0.2924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.50
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.53
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.33
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.32
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.33
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA09D #A04F52
analogous
#4FA075 #4FA09D #4F7BA0
triadic
#4FA09D #9D4FA0 #A09D4F
tetradic
#4FA09D #754FA0 #A04F52 #7BA04F
square
#4FA09D #754FA0 #A04F52 #7BA04F
split-complementary
#4FA09D #A04F7B #A0754F
monochromatic
#274E4D #3B7775 #4FA09D #73BAB7 #9CCECC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#4FA09D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.85
#4FA09D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA09D
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA09D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA09D | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.85 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98999D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8F9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1BA49F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa09d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 160, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.079 192.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bcb9',
500: '#4fa09d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa09d; $custom-light: #87bcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa09d",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 160,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.778,
"s": 33.891,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65421,
"c": 0.07945,
"h": 192.2
},
"luminance": 0.29238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA09D
secondary
#BB9092
accent
#5E62CA
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180