#4FA89E#4FA89E
#4FA89E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.087 H 185.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA89E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 168, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 53%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 0%, 6%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.45, -29.12, -2.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.45, 29.27, 185.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.42% -0.0864 -0.0085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.42% 0.087 185.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3960, 32.1340, 37.3107) |
| Luminance | 0.3214 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.28
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.59
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.99
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.75
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA89E #A84F59
analogous
#4FA871 #4FA89E #4F85A8
triadic
#4FA89E #9E4FA8 #A89E4F
tetradic
#4FA89E #714FA8 #A84F59 #85A84F
square
#4FA89E #714FA8 #A84F59 #85A84F
split-complementary
#4FA89E #A84F85 #A8714F
monochromatic
#285550 #3B7E77 #4FA89E #76BEB6 #9FD2CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#4FA89E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.43
#4FA89E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA89E
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA89E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA89E | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.43 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A09E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92959F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#14ABA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa89e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 168, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.087 185.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c2ba',
500: '#4fa89e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa89e; $custom-light: #88c2ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa89e",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 168,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.258,
"s": 36.032,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6742,
"c": 0.08686,
"h": 185.6
},
"luminance": 0.32136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA89E
secondary
#BF9499
accent
#5C68CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180