#4FA9B7#4FA9B7
#4FA9B7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.088 H 208.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA9B7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 169, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 42%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 57%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 7.7%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.53, -22.71, -15.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.53, 27.40, 214.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.54% -0.0768 -0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.54% 0.088 208.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9562, 33.4546, 49.8801) |
| Luminance | 0.3346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.00
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.69
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.97
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.32
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA9B7 #B75D4F
analogous
#4FB791 #4FA9B7 #4F75B7
triadic
#4FA9B7 #B74FA9 #A9B74F
tetradic
#4FA9B7 #914FB7 #B75D4F #75B74F
square
#4FA9B7 #914FB7 #B75D4F #75B74F
split-complementary
#4FA9B7 #B74F75 #B7914F
monochromatic
#295B63 #3A838F #4FA9B7 #7ABEC9 #A6D3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#4FA9B7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#4FA9B7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA9B7
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA9B7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA9B7 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA3B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C97B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa9b7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 169, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.088 208.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac2cc',
500: '#4fa9b7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa9b7; $custom-light: #8ac2cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa9b7",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 169,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.077,
"s": 41.935,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68542,
"c": 0.08772,
"h": 208.9
},
"luminance": 0.33457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA9B7
secondary
#C8A09A
accent
#6756D2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7D8182