#4FACB4#4FACB4
#4FACB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.088 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FACB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 172, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 56%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.1%, 4.4%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.33, -25.09, -12.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.33, 28.01, 206.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.15% -0.0813 -0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.15% 0.088 203) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2118, 34.4601, 48.4413) |
| Luminance | 0.3446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.36
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.86
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.60
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FACB4 #B4574F
analogous
#4FB489 #4FACB4 #4F79B4
triadic
#4FACB4 #B44FAC #ACB44F
tetradic
#4FACB4 #894FB4 #B4574F #79B44F
square
#4FACB4 #894FB4 #B4574F #79B44F
split-complementary
#4FACB4 #B44F79 #B4894F
monochromatic
#295B60 #3B848B #4FACB4 #7AC0C6 #A5D4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#4FACB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#4FACB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FACB4
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FACB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FACB4 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A5B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909AB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4facb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 172, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.088 203.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac5ca',
500: '#4facb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4facb4; $custom-light: #8ac5ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4facb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 172,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.752,
"s": 40.239,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69152,
"c": 0.08834,
"h": 203
},
"luminance": 0.34463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FACB4
secondary
#C69D99
accent
#6158D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7D8282