#4FA79D#4FA79D
#4FA79D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.086 H 185.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA79D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 167, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.7%, 0%, 6%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.12, -28.89, -2.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.12, 29.03, 185.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.14% -0.0858 -0.0083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.14% 0.086 185.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1264, 31.7319, 36.7979) |
| Luminance | 0.3173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.73
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.52
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.79
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA79D #A74F59
analogous
#4FA771 #4FA79D #4F85A7
triadic
#4FA79D #9D4FA7 #A79D4F
tetradic
#4FA79D #714FA7 #A74F59 #85A74F
square
#4FA79D #714FA7 #A74F59 #85A74F
split-complementary
#4FA79D #A74F85 #A7714F
monochromatic
#28544F #3B7D76 #4FA79D #75BEB6 #9FD2CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#4FA79D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#4FA79D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA79D
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA79D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA79D | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09F9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91949E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16AAA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa79d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 167, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.086 185.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c1b9',
500: '#4fa79d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa79d; $custom-light: #88c1b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa79d",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 167,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.182,
"s": 35.772,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67142,
"c": 0.08616,
"h": 185.5
},
"luminance": 0.31734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA79D
secondary
#BE9398
accent
#5C69CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180