#4FA79B#4FA79B
#4FA79B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.087 H 183.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA79B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 167, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.7%, 0%, 7.2%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.06, -29.41, -1.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.06, 29.47, 183.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.08% -0.0867 -0.0055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.08% 0.087 183.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9570, 31.6642, 35.9060) |
| Luminance | 0.3167 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.73
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.91
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.14
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.63
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA79B #A74F5B
analogous
#4FA76F #4FA79B #4F87A7
triadic
#4FA79B #9B4FA7 #A79B4F
tetradic
#4FA79B #6F4FA7 #A74F5B #87A74F
square
#4FA79B #6F4FA7 #A74F5B #87A74F
split-complementary
#4FA79B #A74F87 #A76F4F
monochromatic
#28544E #3B7D74 #4FA79B #75BEB4 #9FD2CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#4FA79B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.33
#4FA79B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA79B
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA79B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA79B | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.33 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09F9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92949C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#19AAA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa79b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 167, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.087 183.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c1b8',
500: '#4fa79b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa79b; $custom-light: #88c1b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa79b",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 167,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.818,
"s": 35.772,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67078,
"c": 0.08683,
"h": 183.6
},
"luminance": 0.31666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA79B
secondary
#BE9399
accent
#5C6BCC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180