#4FAF9F#4FAF9F

#4FAF9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.094 H 180.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4FAF9F
RGB	rgb(79, 175, 159)
HSL	hsl(170, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(170, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 0%, 9.1%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.61, -32.23, -0.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.61, 32.23, 180.64°)
OKLab	oklab(69.18% -0.094 -0.0015)
OKLCH	oklch(69.18% 0.094 180.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.8097, 34.8231, 38.2082)
Luminance	0.3483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4FAF9F #AF4F5F

analogous

#4FAF6F #4FAF9F #4F8FAF

triadic

#4FAF9F #9F4FAF #AF9F4F

tetradic

#4FAF9F #6F4FAF #AF4F5F #8FAF4F

square

#4FAF9F #6F4FAF #AF4F5F #8FAF4F

split-complementary

#4FAF9F #AF4F8F #AF6F4F

monochromatic

#295B52 #3C8579 #4FAF9F #79C2B6 #A3D5CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.64

#4FAF9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.97

#4FAF9F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4FAF9F

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4FAF9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4FAF9F	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)

#A8A69E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#999BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0BB2AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4faf9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 175, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.094 180.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89c7bb',
    500: '#4faf9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4faf9f;
$custom-light: #89c7bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4faf9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170,
    "s": 37.795,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69176,
    "c": 0.09396,
    "h": 180.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.34825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4FAF9F

secondary

#C3979E

accent

#5A6DCE

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0C1311

muted

#7D8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #4FAF9F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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