#4FA5B5#4FA5B5
#4FA5B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.086 H 211.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA5B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 165, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 56%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.4%, 8.8%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.27, -21.23, -16.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.27, 26.66, 217.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.51% -0.0731 -0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.51% 0.086 211.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0167, 31.9063, 48.5473) |
| Luminance | 0.3191 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.91
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.72
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.06
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.24
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.59
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA5B5 #B55F4F
analogous
#4FB592 #4FA5B5 #4F72B5
triadic
#4FA5B5 #B54FA5 #A5B54F
tetradic
#4FA5B5 #924FB5 #B55F4F #72B54F
square
#4FA5B5 #924FB5 #B55F4F #72B54F
split-complementary
#4FA5B5 #B54F72 #B5924F
monochromatic
#295861 #3B7F8C #4FA5B5 #7ABBC7 #A5D1D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#4FA5B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.38
#4FA5B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA5B5
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA5B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA5B5 | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.38 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A0B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8894B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa5b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 165, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.086 211.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c0cb',
500: '#4fa5b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa5b5; $custom-light: #89c0cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa5b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 165,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.412,
"s": 40.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67507,
"c": 0.08568,
"h": 211.4
},
"luminance": 0.31909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA5B5
secondary
#C6A099
accent
#6A57D1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182