#4FA0A5#4FA0A5
#4FA0A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.079 H 200.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA0A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 160, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 35%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 52%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.1%, 3%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.24, -23.23, -10.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.24, 25.36, 203.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.7% -0.0742 -0.0281) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.7% 0.079 200.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5840, 29.5184, 40.0975) |
| Luminance | 0.2952 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.38
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.10
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.08
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.37
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA0A5 #A5544F
analogous
#4FA57F #4FA0A5 #4F75A5
triadic
#4FA0A5 #A54FA0 #A0A54F
tetradic
#4FA0A5 #7F4FA5 #A5544F #75A54F
square
#4FA0A5 #7F4FA5 #A5544F #75A54F
split-complementary
#4FA0A5 #A54F75 #A57F4F
monochromatic
#275052 #3B787C #4FA0A5 #75B8BD #9ECED1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#4FA0A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#4FA0A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA0A5
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA0A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA0A5 | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969AA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888FA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0DA5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa0a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 160, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.079 200.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bcbf',
500: '#4fa0a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa0a5; $custom-light: #88bcbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa0a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 160,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.488,
"s": 35.246,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65702,
"c": 0.07932,
"h": 200.8
},
"luminance": 0.2952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA0A5
secondary
#BD9592
accent
#635DCB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181