#4FA38C#4FA38C
#4FA38C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.090 H 173.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA38C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 163, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.5%, 0%, 14.1%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.44, -31.25, 4.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.44, 31.53, 172.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.63% -0.0889 0.0106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.63% 0.09 173.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0532, 29.7483, 29.4384) |
| Luminance | 0.2975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.79
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 3.84
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.07
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.13
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.16
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA38C #A34F66
analogous
#4FA362 #4FA38C #4F90A3
triadic
#4FA38C #8C4FA3 #A38C4F
tetradic
#4FA38C #624FA3 #A34F66 #90A34F
square
#4FA38C #624FA3 #A34F66 #90A34F
split-complementary
#4FA38C #A34F90 #A3624F
monochromatic
#275145 #3B7A69 #4FA38C #74BBA8 #9DCFC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#4FA38C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.95
#4FA38C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA38C
6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA38C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA38C | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.95 | 6.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9A8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91908E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2AA49C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa38c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 163, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.090 173.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bead',
500: '#4fa38c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa38c; $custom-light: #87bead; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa38c",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 163,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.571,
"s": 34.711,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65626,
"c": 0.08956,
"h": 173.2
},
"luminance": 0.2975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA38C
secondary
#BC919D
accent
#5D7BCB
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F7F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F