#4FA59E#4FA59E
#4FA59E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.084 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 165, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 35%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 52%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.1%, 0%, 4.2%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.54, -27.64, -4.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.54, 27.98, 188.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.68% -0.083 -0.0121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.68% 0.084 188.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8485, 31.0391, 37.1282) |
| Luminance | 0.3104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.14
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.91
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.27
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.82
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA59E #A54F56
analogous
#4FA573 #4FA59E #4F81A5
triadic
#4FA59E #9E4FA5 #A59E4F
tetradic
#4FA59E #734FA5 #A54F56 #81A54F
square
#4FA59E #734FA5 #A54F56 #81A54F
split-complementary
#4FA59E #A54F81 #A5734F
monochromatic
#27524F #3B7C76 #4FA59E #75BDB7 #9ED1CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#4FA59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.21
#4FA59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA59E
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA59E | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.21 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9D9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F939F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16A9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 165, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.084 188.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c0ba',
500: '#4fa59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa59e; $custom-light: #88c0ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 165,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.116,
"s": 35.246,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66683,
"c": 0.08388,
"h": 188.3
},
"luminance": 0.31041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA59E
secondary
#BD9296
accent
#5D66CB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180