#4FAEAA#4FAEAA
#4FAEAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.090 H 191.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FAEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 174, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.6%, 0%, 2.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.62, -28.85, -6.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.62, 29.57, 192.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.29% -0.0879 -0.018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.29% 0.09 191.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6131, 34.8342, 43.3963) |
| Luminance | 0.3484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.61
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.63
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.24
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.80
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.20
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FAEAA #AE4F53
analogous
#4FAE7B #4FAEAA #4F82AE
triadic
#4FAEAA #AA4FAE #AEAA4F
tetradic
#4FAEAA #7B4FAE #AE4F53 #82AE4F
square
#4FAEAA #7B4FAE #AE4F53 #82AE4F
split-complementary
#4FAEAA #AE4F82 #AE7B4F
monochromatic
#295A58 #3C8481 #4FAEAA #78C2BF #A2D5D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#4FAEAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#4FAEAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FAEAA
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FAEAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FAEAA | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A6AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959BAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4faeaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 174, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.090 191.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c6c3',
500: '#4faeaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4faeaa; $custom-light: #89c6c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4faeaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 174,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.474,
"s": 37.549,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69286,
"c": 0.08971,
"h": 191.5
},
"luminance": 0.34837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FAEAA
secondary
#C29799
accent
#5A5FCE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281