#4FA8B3#4FA8B3
#4FA8B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.086 H 206.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA8B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 168, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 6.1%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.10, -23.35, -13.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.10, 27.10, 210.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.15% -0.0773 -0.038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.15% 0.086 206.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3605, 32.9198, 47.6568) |
| Luminance | 0.3292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.37
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.79
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.10
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.18
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.65
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 11.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA8B3 #B35A4F
analogous
#4FB38C #4FA8B3 #4F76B3
triadic
#4FA8B3 #B34FA8 #A8B34F
tetradic
#4FA8B3 #8C4FB3 #B35A4F #76B34F
square
#4FA8B3 #8C4FB3 #B35A4F #76B34F
split-complementary
#4FA8B3 #B34F76 #B38C4F
monochromatic
#29595F #3B8189 #4FA8B3 #7ABDC5 #A4D2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#4FA8B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.58
#4FA8B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA8B3
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA8B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA8B3 | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.58 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA2B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C96B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa8b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 168, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.086 206.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c2c9',
500: '#4fa8b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa8b3; $custom-light: #89c2c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa8b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 168,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.6,
"s": 39.683,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68152,
"c": 0.08616,
"h": 206.2
},
"luminance": 0.32922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA8B3
secondary
#C59E99
accent
#6558D0
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182