#4FAB9B#4FAB9B
#4FAB9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.091 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FAB9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 171, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 0%, 9.4%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.28, -31.34, -0.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.28, 31.34, 180.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.07% -0.0912 -0.0007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.07% 0.091 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7012, 33.1524, 36.1540) |
| Luminance | 0.3316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.77
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.97
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.54
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.70
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FAB9B #AB4F5F
analogous
#4FAB6D #4FAB9B #4F8DAB
triadic
#4FAB9B #9B4FAB #AB9B4F
tetradic
#4FAB9B #6D4FAB #AB4F5F #8DAB4F
square
#4FAB9B #6D4FAB #AB4F5F #8DAB4F
split-complementary
#4FAB9B #AB4F8D #AB6D4F
monochromatic
#28574F #3C8175 #4FAB9B #77C0B3 #A1D4CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#4FAB9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#4FAB9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FAB9B
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FAB9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FAB9B | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A29A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96979C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#17AEA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fab9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 171, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.091 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c4b8',
500: '#4fab9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fab9b; $custom-light: #88c4b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fab9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 171,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.565,
"s": 36.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68065,
"c": 0.09124,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.33155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FAB9B
secondary
#C1959D
accent
#5B6FCD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280