#4FAAAC#4FAAAC
#4FAAAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.086 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FAAAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 170, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.1%, 1.2%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.47, -26.33, -9.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.47, 27.92, 199.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.38% -0.0825 -0.0257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.38% 0.086 197.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0425, 33.3879, 44.1465) |
| Luminance | 0.3339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.71
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.33
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.95
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FAAAC #AC514F
analogous
#4FAC80 #4FAAAC #4F7CAC
triadic
#4FAAAC #AC4FAA #AAAC4F
tetradic
#4FAAAC #804FAC #AC514F #7CAC4F
square
#4FAAAC #804FAC #AC514F #7CAC4F
split-complementary
#4FAAAC #AC4F7C #AC804F
monochromatic
#285758 #3C8182 #4FAAAC #77BFC1 #A1D3D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#4FAAAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#4FAAAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FAAAC
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FAAAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FAAAC | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A3AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9098AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4faaac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 170, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.086 197.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c3c4',
500: '#4faaac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4faaac; $custom-light: #89c3c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4faaac",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 170,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.29,
"s": 37.052,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68382,
"c": 0.08643,
"h": 197.3
},
"luminance": 0.3339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FAAAC
secondary
#C19796
accent
#5D5BCD
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181