#4FAAAF#4FAAAF
#4FAAAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.087 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FAAAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 170, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.57, -25.49, -10.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.57, 27.69, 202.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.49% -0.0812 -0.0299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.49% 0.087 200.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3338, 33.5044, 45.6811) |
| Luminance | 0.3351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.46
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.89
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FAAAF #AF544F
analogous
#4FAF84 #4FAAAF #4F7AAF
triadic
#4FAAAF #AF4FAA #AAAF4F
tetradic
#4FAAAF #844FAF #AF544F #7AAF4F
square
#4FAAAF #844FAF #AF544F #7AAF4F
split-complementary
#4FAAAF #AF4F7A #AF844F
monochromatic
#29585B #3C8185 #4FAAAF #79BFC2 #A3D3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#4FAAAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#4FAAAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FAAAF
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FAAAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FAAAF | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.70 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA3AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9098B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4faaaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 170, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.087 200.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c3c6',
500: '#4faaaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4faaaf; $custom-light: #89c3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4faaaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 170,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.125,
"s": 37.795,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68488,
"c": 0.08656,
"h": 200.2
},
"luminance": 0.33507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FAAAF
secondary
#C39997
accent
#605ACE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182