#4FA8A3#4FA8A3
#4FA8A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.086 H 190.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA8A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 168, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 53%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 0%, 3%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.60, -27.79, -5.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.60, 28.34, 191.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.58% -0.0842 -0.0155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.58% 0.086 190.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8352, 32.3097, 39.6235) |
| Luminance | 0.3231 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.39
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.08
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.20
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.75
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.73
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA8A3 #A84F54
analogous
#4FA876 #4FA8A3 #4F80A8
triadic
#4FA8A3 #A34FA8 #A8A34F
tetradic
#4FA8A3 #764FA8 #A84F54 #80A84F
square
#4FA8A3 #764FA8 #A84F54 #80A84F
split-complementary
#4FA8A3 #A84F80 #A8764F
monochromatic
#285552 #3B7E7B #4FA8A3 #76BEBA #9FD2CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#4FA8A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.46
#4FA8A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA8A3
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA8A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA8A3 | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.46 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA0A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9195A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#09ACA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa8a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 168, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.086 190.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c2be',
500: '#4fa8a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa8a3; $custom-light: #88c2be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa8a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 168,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.629,
"s": 36.032,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67585,
"c": 0.08563,
"h": 190.4
},
"luminance": 0.32312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA8A3
secondary
#BF9496
accent
#5C62CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181