#4FA59F#4FA59F
#4FA59F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.084 H 189.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA59F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 165, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 35%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 52%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.1%, 0%, 3.6%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.57, -27.38, -4.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.57, 27.80, 190.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.72% -0.0826 -0.0135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.72% 0.084 189.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9350, 31.0736, 37.5833) |
| Luminance | 0.3108 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.20
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.94
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.97
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.98
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.10
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA59F #A54F55
analogous
#4FA574 #4FA59F #4F80A5
triadic
#4FA59F #9F4FA5 #A59F4F
tetradic
#4FA59F #744FA5 #A54F55 #80A54F
square
#4FA59F #744FA5 #A54F55 #80A54F
split-complementary
#4FA59F #A54F80 #A5744F
monochromatic
#27524F #3B7C77 #4FA59F #75BDB8 #9ED1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#4FA59F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.22
#4FA59F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA59F
7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA59F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA59F | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.22 | 7.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9D9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F93A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#15A9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa59f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 165, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.084 189.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c0bb',
500: '#4fa59f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa59f; $custom-light: #88c0bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa59f",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 165,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.814,
"s": 35.246,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66716,
"c": 0.08365,
"h": 189.3
},
"luminance": 0.31076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA59F
secondary
#BD9295
accent
#5D64CB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180