#4FA3B0#4FA3B0
#4FA3B0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.083 H 208.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA3B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 163, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.1%, 7.4%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.50, -21.65, -14.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.50, 26.04, 213.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.83% -0.0729 -0.04) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.83% 0.083 208.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1550, 30.9890, 45.7744) |
| Luminance | 0.3099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.59
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.33
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.37
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA3B0 #B05C4F
analogous
#4FB08C #4FA3B0 #4F73B0
triadic
#4FA3B0 #B04FA3 #A3B04F
tetradic
#4FA3B0 #8C4FB0 #B05C4F #73B04F
square
#4FA3B0 #8C4FB0 #B05C4F #73B04F
split-complementary
#4FA3B0 #B04F73 #B08C4F
monochromatic
#29555C #3C7C86 #4FA3B0 #79B9C3 #A3CFD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#4FA3B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.20
#4FA3B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA3B0
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA3B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA3B0 | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979EB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8892B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa3b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 163, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.083 208.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89bec7',
500: '#4fa3b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa3b0; $custom-light: #89bec7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa3b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 163,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.041,
"s": 38.039,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66835,
"c": 0.08321,
"h": 208.8
},
"luminance": 0.30991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA3B0
secondary
#C39D98
accent
#695ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182