#4FAF99#4FAF99
#4FAF99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.097 H 176.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FAF99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 175, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 0%, 12.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.45, -33.74, 2.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.45, 33.85, 175.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.99% -0.0967 0.0067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.99% 0.097 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3016, 34.6198, 35.5324) |
| Luminance | 0.3462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.78
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.74
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.04
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.12
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FAF99 #AF4F65
analogous
#4FAF69 #4FAF99 #4F95AF
triadic
#4FAF99 #994FAF #AF994F
tetradic
#4FAF99 #694FAF #AF4F65 #95AF4F
square
#4FAF99 #694FAF #AF4F65 #95AF4F
split-complementary
#4FAF99 #AF4F95 #AF694F
monochromatic
#295B4F #3C8574 #4FAF99 #79C2B2 #A3D5CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#4FAF99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#4FAF99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FAF99
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FAF99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FAF99 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A598
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9A9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#17B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4faf99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 175, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.097 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c7b7',
500: '#4faf99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4faf99; $custom-light: #88c7b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4faf99",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 175,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.25,
"s": 37.795,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68994,
"c": 0.09693,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.34622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FAF99
secondary
#C397A1
accent
#5A75CE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280