#4FAC9A#4FAC9A
#4FAC9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.093 H 178.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FAC9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 172, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.1%, 0%, 10.5%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.56, -32.07, 0.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.56, 32.08, 178.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.28% -0.0928 0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.28% 0.093 178.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8071, 33.4982, 35.7768) |
| Luminance | 0.3350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.24
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.17
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.25
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FAC9A #AC4F61
analogous
#4FAC6C #4FAC9A #4F90AC
triadic
#4FAC9A #9A4FAC #AC9A4F
tetradic
#4FAC9A #6C4FAC #AC4F61 #90AC4F
square
#4FAC9A #6C4FAC #AC4F61 #90AC4F
split-complementary
#4FAC9A #AC4F90 #AC6C4F
monochromatic
#28584F #3C8274 #4FAC9A #77C1B3 #A1D4CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#4FAC9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#4FAC9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FAC9A
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FAC9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FAC9A | 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)
#A6A399
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97989B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#17AEA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fac9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 172, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.093 178.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c5b7',
500: '#4fac9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fac9a; $custom-light: #88c5b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fac9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 172,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.387,
"s": 37.052,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68282,
"c": 0.09286,
"h": 178.9
},
"luminance": 0.335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FAC9A
secondary
#C1969E
accent
#5B71CD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280