#4FA49E#4FA49E
#4FA49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.083 H 189.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 164, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 35%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.8%, 0%, 3.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.24, -27.15, -4.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.24, 27.56, 189.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.44% -0.0819 -0.0133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.44% 0.083 189.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6689, 30.6797, 37.0683) |
| Luminance | 0.3068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.94
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.78
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.21
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.92
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA49E #A44F55
analogous
#4FA474 #4FA49E #4F7FA4
triadic
#4FA49E #9E4FA4 #A49E4F
tetradic
#4FA49E #744FA4 #A44F55 #7FA44F
square
#4FA49E #744FA4 #A44F55 #7FA44F
split-complementary
#4FA49E #A44F7F #A4744F
monochromatic
#27514E #3B7B76 #4FA49E #74BCB7 #9DD0CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#4FA49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#4FA49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA49E
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA49E | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9C9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E929F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#17A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 164, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.083 189.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bfba',
500: '#4fa49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa49e; $custom-light: #88bfba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 164,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.765,
"s": 34.979,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66437,
"c": 0.08293,
"h": 189.2
},
"luminance": 0.30682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA49E
secondary
#BD9295
accent
#5D65CB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180