#4FAAB5#4FAAB5
#4FAAB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.088 H 206.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FAAB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 170, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 56%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.4%, 6.1%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.76, -23.79, -13.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.76, 27.54, 210.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.71% -0.0787 -0.0383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.71% 0.088 206) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9363, 33.7454, 48.8538) |
| Luminance | 0.3375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.04
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.46
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.85
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FAAB5 #B55A4F
analogous
#4FB58D #4FAAB5 #4F77B5
triadic
#4FAAB5 #B54FAA #AAB54F
tetradic
#4FAAB5 #8D4FB5 #B55A4F #77B54F
square
#4FAAB5 #8D4FB5 #B55A4F #77B54F
split-complementary
#4FAAB5 #B54F77 #B58D4F
monochromatic
#295B61 #3B838C #4FAAB5 #7ABFC7 #A5D4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#4FAAB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.75
#4FAAB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FAAB5
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FAAB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FAAB5 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.75 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA4B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E98B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4faab5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 170, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.088 206.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac3cb',
500: '#4faab5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4faab5; $custom-light: #8ac3cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4faab5",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 170,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.471,
"s": 40.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68707,
"c": 0.08756,
"h": 206
},
"luminance": 0.33748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FAAB5
secondary
#C69E99
accent
#6457D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182