#4FB09A#4FB09A
#4FB09A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.098 H 176.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FB09A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 176, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.1%, 0%, 12.5%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.78, -33.96, 2.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.78, 34.06, 175.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.27% -0.0974 0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.27% 0.098 176.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5799, 35.0437, 36.0344) |
| Luminance | 0.3505 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.71
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.93
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.97
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FB09A #B04F65
analogous
#4FB06A #4FB09A #4F95B0
triadic
#4FB09A #9A4FB0 #B09A4F
tetradic
#4FB09A #6A4FB0 #B04F65 #95B04F
square
#4FB09A #6A4FB0 #B04F65 #95B04F
split-complementary
#4FB09A #B04F95 #B06A4F
monochromatic
#295C50 #3C8675 #4FB09A #79C3B2 #A3D6CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4FB09A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#4FB09A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FB09A
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FB09A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FB09A | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA699
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9B9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#14B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fb09a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 176, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.098 176.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c8b7',
500: '#4fb09a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fb09a; $custom-light: #89c8b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fb09a",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 176,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.392,
"s": 38.039,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69272,
"c": 0.09758,
"h": 176.2
},
"luminance": 0.35046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FB09A
secondary
#C398A2
accent
#5A74CE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280