#4FAAA9#4FAAA9
#4FAAA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.087 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FAAA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 170, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.5%, 0%, 0.6%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.38, -27.15, -7.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.38, 28.24, 195.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.28% -0.0838 -0.0214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.28% 0.087 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7576, 33.2739, 42.6462) |
| Luminance | 0.3328 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.83
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.83
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.12
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.25
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FAAA9 #AA4F50
analogous
#4FAA7C #4FAAA9 #4F7EAA
triadic
#4FAAA9 #A94FAA #AAA94F
tetradic
#4FAAA9 #7C4FAA #AA4F50 #7EAA4F
square
#4FAAA9 #7C4FAA #AA4F50 #7EAA4F
split-complementary
#4FAAA9 #AA4F7E #AA7C4F
monochromatic
#285656 #3C807F #4FAAA9 #77C0BF #A0D3D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#4FAAA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.66
#4FAAA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FAAA9
7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FAAA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FAAA9 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.66 | 7.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A3A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9197AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4faaa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 170, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.087 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c3c2',
500: '#4faaa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4faaa9; $custom-light: #89c3c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4faaa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 170,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.341,
"s": 36.546,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68278,
"c": 0.08654,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.33276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FAAA9
secondary
#C09595
accent
#5B5CCD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181