#4FA8AE#4FA8AE
#4FA8AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.085 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA8AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 168, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.6%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.93, -24.77, -11.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.93, 27.18, 204.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.97% -0.0794 -0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.97% 0.085 201.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8639, 32.7212, 45.0417) |
| Luminance | 0.3272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.02
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.30
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.55
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.30
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA8AE #AE554F
analogous
#4FAE84 #4FA8AE #4F79AE
triadic
#4FA8AE #AE4FA8 #A8AE4F
tetradic
#4FA8AE #844FAE #AE554F #79AE4F
square
#4FA8AE #844FAE #AE554F #79AE4F
split-complementary
#4FA8AE #AE4F79 #AE844F
monochromatic
#29575A #3C7F84 #4FA8AE #78BDC2 #A2D2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#4FA8AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.54
#4FA8AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA8AE
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA8AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA8AE | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.54 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA1AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E96AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa8ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 168, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.085 201.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c2c6',
500: '#4fa8ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa8ae; $custom-light: #89c2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa8ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 168,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.789,
"s": 37.549,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67968,
"c": 0.08525,
"h": 201.3
},
"luminance": 0.32724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA8AE
secondary
#C29997
accent
#625ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182