#4FA3AA#4FA3AA
#4FA3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.082 H 202.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 163, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.5%, 4.1%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.30, -23.36, -11.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.30, 25.99, 206.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.61% -0.0755 -0.0315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.61% 0.082 202.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5744, 30.7567, 42.7167) |
| Luminance | 0.3076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.08
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.01
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.42
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.27
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 9.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA3AA #AA564F
analogous
#4FAA84 #4FA3AA #4F76AA
triadic
#4FA3AA #AA4FA3 #A3AA4F
tetradic
#4FA3AA #844FAA #AA564F #76AA4F
square
#4FA3AA #844FAA #AA564F #76AA4F
split-complementary
#4FA3AA #AA4F76 #AA844F
monochromatic
#285356 #3C7B80 #4FA3AA #77BAC0 #A0CFD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#4FA3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.15
#4FA3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA3AA
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA3AA | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989DAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A92AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 163, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.082 202.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bec3',
500: '#4fa3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa3aa; $custom-light: #88bec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 163,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.615,
"s": 36.546,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66612,
"c": 0.08178,
"h": 202.7
},
"luminance": 0.30759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA3AA
secondary
#C09895
accent
#645BCD
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181