#4FAB9A#4FAB9A
#4FAB9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.092 H 179.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FAB9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 171, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 0%, 9.9%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.26, -31.59, 0.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.26, 31.60, 179.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.03% -0.0917 0.0007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.03% 0.092 179.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6175, 33.1190, 35.7136) |
| Luminance | 0.3312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.66
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.03
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.51
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.64
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FAB9A #AB4F60
analogous
#4FAB6C #4FAB9A #4F8EAB
triadic
#4FAB9A #9A4FAB #AB9A4F
tetradic
#4FAB9A #6C4FAB #AB4F60 #8EAB4F
square
#4FAB9A #6C4FAB #AB4F60 #8EAB4F
split-complementary
#4FAB9A #AB4F8E #AB6C4F
monochromatic
#28574F #3C8174 #4FAB9A #77C0B3 #A1D4CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#4FAB9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#4FAB9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FAB9A
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FAB9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FAB9A | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A299
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96979B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#18AEA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fab9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 171, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.092 179.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c4b7',
500: '#4fab9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fab9a; $custom-light: #88c4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fab9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 171,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.913,
"s": 36.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68034,
"c": 0.0917,
"h": 179.6
},
"luminance": 0.33121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FAB9A
secondary
#C1959D
accent
#5B70CD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280