#4FA99D#4FA99D
#4FA99D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.088 H 183.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA99D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 169, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 36%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 53%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 0%, 7.1%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.73, -29.86, -2.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.73, 29.93, 183.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.64% -0.088 -0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.64% 0.088 183.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4956, 32.4704, 36.9210) |
| Luminance | 0.3247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.30
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.53
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.42
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.63
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA99D #A94F5B
analogous
#4FA970 #4FA99D #4F88A9
triadic
#4FA99D #9D4FA9 #A99D4F
tetradic
#4FA99D #704FA9 #A94F5B #88A94F
square
#4FA99D #704FA9 #A94F5B #88A94F
split-complementary
#4FA99D #A94F88 #A9704F
monochromatic
#285650 #3C7F76 #4FA99D #76BFB5 #A0D3CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#4FA99D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#4FA99D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA99D
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA99D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA99D | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A19D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93969E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#15ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa99d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 169, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.088 183.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c3b9',
500: '#4fa99d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa99d; $custom-light: #88c3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa99d",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 169,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172,
"s": 36.29,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67635,
"c": 0.08824,
"h": 183.8
},
"luminance": 0.32473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA99D
secondary
#C0949A
accent
#5C6BCC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180