#4FABA5#4FABA5
#4FABA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.088 H 189.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FABA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 171, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 0%, 3.5%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.57, -28.73, -5.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.57, 29.20, 190.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.39% -0.0867 -0.0146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.39% 0.088 189.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5760, 33.5024, 40.7615) |
| Luminance | 0.3351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.01
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.09
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FABA5 #AB4F55
analogous
#4FAB77 #4FABA5 #4F83AB
triadic
#4FABA5 #A54FAB #ABA54F
tetradic
#4FABA5 #774FAB #AB4F55 #83AB4F
square
#4FABA5 #774FAB #AB4F55 #83AB4F
split-complementary
#4FABA5 #AB4F83 #AB774F
monochromatic
#285754 #3C817D #4FABA5 #77C0BB #A1D4D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#4FABA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#4FABA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FABA5
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FABA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FABA5 | 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)
#A2A3A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9398A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4faba5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 171, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.088 189.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c4bf',
500: '#4faba5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4faba5; $custom-light: #89c4bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4faba5",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 171,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.087,
"s": 36.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68386,
"c": 0.08795,
"h": 189.6
},
"luminance": 0.33505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FABA5
secondary
#C19598
accent
#5B62CD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181