#4FAFAE#4FAFAE
#4FAFAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.090 H 194.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FAFAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 175, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.04, -28.25, -8.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.04, 29.38, 195.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.67% -0.0872 -0.0223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.67% 0.09 194.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1912, 35.3757, 45.4841) |
| Luminance | 0.3538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.05
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.23
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.13
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.44
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FAFAE #AF4F50
analogous
#4FAF7E #4FAFAE #4F80AF
triadic
#4FAFAE #AE4FAF #AFAE4F
tetradic
#4FAFAE #7E4FAF #AF4F50 #80AF4F
square
#4FAFAE #7E4FAF #AF4F50 #80AF4F
split-complementary
#4FAFAE #AF4F80 #AF7E4F
monochromatic
#295B5A #3C8584 #4FAFAE #79C2C2 #A3D5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#4FAFAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#4FAFAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FAFAE
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FAFAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FAFAE | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A7AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959CAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fafae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 175, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.090 194.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac7c6',
500: '#4fafae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fafae; $custom-light: #8ac7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fafae",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 175,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.375,
"s": 37.795,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69666,
"c": 0.09006,
"h": 194.4
},
"luminance": 0.35378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FAFAE
secondary
#C39798
accent
#5A5BCE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282