#4FA0AD#4FA0AD

#4FA0AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.081 H 209.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4FA0AD
RGB	rgb(79, 160, 173)
HSL	hsl(188, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(188, 54%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 7.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.50, -20.96, -14.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.50, 25.38, 214.32°)
OKLab	oklab(66% -0.0708 -0.0395)
OKLCH	oklch(66% 0.081 209.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.3351, 29.8189, 44.0529)
Luminance	0.2982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4FA0AD #AD5C4F

analogous

#4FAD8B #4FA0AD #4F71AD

triadic

#4FA0AD #AD4FA0 #A0AD4F

tetradic

#4FA0AD #8B4FAD #AD5C4F #71AD4F

square

#4FA0AD #8B4FAD #AD5C4F #71AD4F

split-complementary

#4FA0AD #AD4F71 #AD8B4F

monochromatic

#295259 #3C7983 #4FA0AD #78B7C1 #A2CDD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#4FA0AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#4FA0AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4FA0AD

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4FA0AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4FA0AD	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#949BAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8590AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4fa0ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 160, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.081 209.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88bcc5',
    500: '#4fa0ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4fa0ad;
$custom-light: #88bcc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4fa0ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.298,
    "s": 37.302,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65998,
    "c": 0.08108,
    "h": 209.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.29821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4FA0AD

secondary

#C29C96

accent

#6A5BCD

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1212

muted

#7D8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #4FA0AD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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