#4FAA9A#4FAA9A
#4FAA9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.091 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FAA9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 170, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.5%, 0%, 9.4%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.95, -31.12, 0.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.95, 31.12, 180.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.79% -0.0906 -0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.79% 0.091 180.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4294, 32.7427, 35.6509) |
| Luminance | 0.3275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.50
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.93
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.08
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.43
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FAA9A #AA4F5F
analogous
#4FAA6D #4FAA9A #4F8DAA
triadic
#4FAA9A #9A4FAA #AA9A4F
tetradic
#4FAA9A #6D4FAA #AA4F5F #8DAA4F
square
#4FAA9A #6D4FAA #AA4F5F #8DAA4F
split-complementary
#4FAA9A #AA4F8D #AA6D4F
monochromatic
#28564E #3C8074 #4FAA9A #77C0B3 #A0D3CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#4FAA9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#4FAA9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FAA9A
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FAA9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FAA9A | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A199
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95979B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#19ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4faa9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 170, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.091 180.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c3b7',
500: '#4faa9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4faa9a; $custom-light: #88c3b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4faa9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 170,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.451,
"s": 36.546,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67787,
"c": 0.09056,
"h": 180.3
},
"luminance": 0.32745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FAA9A
secondary
#C0959C
accent
#5B6FCD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180