#4FA9AE#4FA9AE
#4FA9AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.086 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA9AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 169, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.24, -25.27, -10.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.24, 27.46, 203.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.21% -0.0805 -0.0297) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.21% 0.086 200.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0492, 33.0918, 45.1035) |
| Luminance | 0.3309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.21
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.49
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.83
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.43
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.06
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA9AE #AE544F
analogous
#4FAE84 #4FA9AE #4F7AAE
triadic
#4FA9AE #AE4FA9 #A9AE4F
tetradic
#4FA9AE #844FAE #AE544F #7AAE4F
square
#4FA9AE #844FAE #AE544F #7AAE4F
split-complementary
#4FA9AE #AE4F7A #AE844F
monochromatic
#29575A #3C8084 #4FA9AE #78BEC2 #A2D2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#4FA9AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#4FA9AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA9AE
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA9AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA9AE | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA2AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F97AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa9ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 169, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.086 200.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c3c6',
500: '#4fa9ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa9ae; $custom-light: #89c3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa9ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 169,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.158,
"s": 37.549,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6821,
"c": 0.08585,
"h": 200.2
},
"luminance": 0.33094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA9AE
secondary
#C29997
accent
#605ACE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182