#4FA9C0#4FA9C0
#4FA9C0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.092 H 217.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FA9C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 169, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 47%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 12%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.84, -20.06, -19.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.84, 28.24, 224.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.89% -0.0731 -0.0552) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.89% 0.092 217) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9230, 33.8413, 54.9721) |
| Luminance | 0.3384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.20
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.13
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.29
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.56
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 11.14
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FA9C0 #C0664F
analogous
#4FC09E #4FA9C0 #4F71C0
triadic
#4FA9C0 #C04FA9 #A9C04F
tetradic
#4FA9C0 #9E4FC0 #C0664F #71C04F
square
#4FA9C0 #9E4FC0 #C0664F #71C04F
split-complementary
#4FA9C0 #C04F71 #C09E4F
monochromatic
#275F6D #37869A #4FA9C0 #7CBFD0 #A9D5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#4FA9C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.77
#4FA9C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FA9C0
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FA9C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FA9C0 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.77 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA4C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8998C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fa9c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 169, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.092 217.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc2d3',
500: '#4fa9c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fa9c0; $custom-light: #8bc2d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fa9c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 169,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.212,
"s": 47.28,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68893,
"c": 0.09161,
"h": 217
},
"luminance": 0.33844
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FA9C0
secondary
#CEA79D
accent
#6C51D7
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182