#4FA3AD#4FA3AD
#4FA3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.082 H 205.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 163, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 54%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.40, -22.51, -12.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.40, 25.97, 209.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.72% -0.0742 -0.0358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.72% 0.082 205.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8614, 30.8716, 44.2284) |
| Luminance | 0.3087 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.73
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.53
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.43
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.54
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 10.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA3AD #AD594F
analogous
#4FAD88 #4FA3AD #4F74AD
triadic
#4FA3AD #AD4FA3 #A3AD4F
tetradic
#4FA3AD #884FAD #AD594F #74AD4F
square
#4FA3AD #884FAD #AD594F #74AD4F
split-complementary
#4FA3AD #AD4F74 #AD884F
monochromatic
#295459 #3C7B83 #4FA3AD #78B9C1 #A2CFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#4FA3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.17
#4FA3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA3AD
7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA3AD | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.17 | 7.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989DAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8992AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 163, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.082 205.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89bec5',
500: '#4fa3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa3ad; $custom-light: #89bec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 163,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.383,
"s": 37.302,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66722,
"c": 0.08237,
"h": 205.7
},
"luminance": 0.30874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA3AD
secondary
#C29B96
accent
#675BCD
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181