#4FAF97#4FAF97
#4FAF97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.098 H 174.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FAF97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 175, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 0%, 13.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.40, -34.23, 3.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.40, 34.44, 173.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.94% -0.0976 0.0095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.94% 0.098 174.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1378, 34.5543, 34.6698) |
| Luminance | 0.3456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.26
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.01
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.20
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.38
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.62
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FAF97 #AF4F67
analogous
#4FAF67 #4FAF97 #4F97AF
triadic
#4FAF97 #974FAF #AF974F
tetradic
#4FAF97 #674FAF #AF4F67 #97AF4F
square
#4FAF97 #674FAF #AF4F67 #97AF4F
split-complementary
#4FAF97 #AF4F97 #AF674F
monochromatic
#295B4E #3C8573 #4FAF97 #79C2B0 #A3D5C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#4FAF97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#4FAF97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FAF97
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FAF97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FAF97 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA596
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9A99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#19B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4faf97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 175, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.098 174.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c7b5',
500: '#4faf97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4faf97; $custom-light: #88c7b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4faf97",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 175,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 37.795,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68936,
"c": 0.09808,
"h": 174.5
},
"luminance": 0.34557
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FAF97
secondary
#C397A2
accent
#5A77CE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280