#4FA3A5#4FA3A5
#4FA3A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.081 H 197.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA3A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 163, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 35%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 52%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.1%, 1.2%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.14, -24.75, -8.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.14, 26.28, 199.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.43% -0.0776 -0.0244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.43% 0.081 197.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1104, 30.5711, 40.2729) |
| Luminance | 0.3057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.45
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.89
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.28
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.38
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA3A5 #A5514F
analogous
#4FA57C #4FA3A5 #4F78A5
triadic
#4FA3A5 #A54FA3 #A3A54F
tetradic
#4FA3A5 #7C4FA5 #A5514F #78A54F
square
#4FA3A5 #7C4FA5 #A5514F #78A54F
split-complementary
#4FA3A5 #A54F78 #A57C4F
monochromatic
#275152 #3B7A7C #4FA3A5 #75BBBD #9ECFD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#4FA3A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#4FA3A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA3A5
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA3A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA3A5 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999CA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B92A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#09A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa3a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 163, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.081 197.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bebf',
500: '#4fa3a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa3a5; $custom-light: #88bebf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa3a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 163,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.395,
"s": 35.246,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66432,
"c": 0.08137,
"h": 197.5
},
"luminance": 0.30573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA3A5
secondary
#BD9392
accent
#5F5DCB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181