#4FA38E#4FA38E
#4FA38E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.088 H 174.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA38E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 163, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.5%, 0%, 12.9%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.49, -30.76, 3.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.49, 30.92, 174.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.69% -0.088 0.0078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.69% 0.088 174.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2020, 29.8078, 30.2221) |
| Luminance | 0.2981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.40
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 3.63
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.29
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.73
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA38E #A34F64
analogous
#4FA364 #4FA38E #4F8EA3
triadic
#4FA38E #8E4FA3 #A38E4F
tetradic
#4FA38E #644FA3 #A34F64 #8EA34F
square
#4FA38E #644FA3 #A34F64 #8EA34F
split-complementary
#4FA38E #A34F8E #A3644F
monochromatic
#275146 #3B7A6A #4FA38E #74BBAA #9DCFC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#4FA38E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.96
#4FA38E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA38E
6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA38E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA38E | 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)
#9E9A8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919190
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#29A59D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa38e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 163, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.088 174.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87beaf',
500: '#4fa38e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa38e; $custom-light: #87beaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa38e",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 163,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 34.711,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65685,
"c": 0.08835,
"h": 174.9
},
"luminance": 0.2981
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA38E
secondary
#BC919C
accent
#5D78CB
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F7F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F