#4FA8AF#4FA8AF
#4FA8AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.085 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA8AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 168, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.97, -24.49, -11.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.97, 27.14, 205.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68% -0.079 -0.0324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68% 0.085 202.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9618, 32.7603, 45.5570) |
| Luminance | 0.3276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.12
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.10
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.87
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA8AF #AF564F
analogous
#4FAF86 #4FA8AF #4F78AF
triadic
#4FA8AF #AF4FA8 #A8AF4F
tetradic
#4FA8AF #864FAF #AF564F #78AF4F
square
#4FA8AF #864FAF #AF564F #78AF4F
split-complementary
#4FA8AF #AF4F78 #AF864F
monochromatic
#29575B #3C8085 #4FA8AF #79BDC2 #A3D2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#4FA8AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#4FA8AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA8AF
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA8AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA8AF | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA2B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D96AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa8af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 168, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.085 202.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c2c6',
500: '#4fa8af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa8af; $custom-light: #89c2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa8af",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 168,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.375,
"s": 37.795,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68004,
"c": 0.08537,
"h": 202.3
},
"luminance": 0.32763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA8AF
secondary
#C39A97
accent
#625ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182