#4FA99E#4FA99E
#4FA99E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.088 H 184.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 169, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 36%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 53%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 0%, 6.5%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.76, -29.60, -2.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.76, 29.71, 184.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.67% -0.0876 -0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.67% 0.088 184.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5813, 32.5046, 37.3724) |
| Luminance | 0.3251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.16
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.33
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.01
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA99E #A94F5A
analogous
#4FA971 #4FA99E #4F87A9
triadic
#4FA99E #9E4FA9 #A99E4F
tetradic
#4FA99E #714FA9 #A94F5A #87A94F
square
#4FA99E #714FA9 #A94F5A #87A94F
split-complementary
#4FA99E #A94F87 #A9714F
monochromatic
#285650 #3C7F77 #4FA99E #76BFB6 #A0D3CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#4FA99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#4FA99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA99E
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA99E | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A19E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93969F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#13ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 169, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.088 184.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c3ba',
500: '#4fa99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa99e; $custom-light: #88c3ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 169,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.667,
"s": 36.29,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67667,
"c": 0.0879,
"h": 184.7
},
"luminance": 0.32507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA99E
secondary
#C0949A
accent
#5C69CC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180