#4FA89F#4FA89F
#4FA89F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.087 H 186.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA89F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 168, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 53%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 0%, 5.4%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.48, -28.85, -3.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.48, 29.06, 186.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.45% -0.086 -0.0098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.45% 0.087 186.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4824, 32.1686, 37.7658) |
| Luminance | 0.3217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.22
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.79
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.95
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.96
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.10
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA89F #A84F58
analogous
#4FA872 #4FA89F #4F84A8
triadic
#4FA89F #9F4FA8 #A89F4F
tetradic
#4FA89F #724FA8 #A84F58 #84A84F
square
#4FA89F #724FA8 #A84F58 #84A84F
split-complementary
#4FA89F #A84F84 #A8724F
monochromatic
#285550 #3B7E78 #4FA89F #76BEB7 #9FD2CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#4FA89F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.43
#4FA89F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA89F
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA89F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA89F | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.43 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 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)
#A0A09F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9295A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#12ABA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa89f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 168, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.087 186.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c2bb',
500: '#4fa89f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa89f; $custom-light: #88c2bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa89f",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 168,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.933,
"s": 36.032,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67453,
"c": 0.08656,
"h": 186.5
},
"luminance": 0.32171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA89F
secondary
#BF9498
accent
#5C67CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180