#4FB0A3#4FB0A3
#4FB0A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.093 H 183.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FB0A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 176, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.1%, 0%, 7.4%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.02, -31.67, -1.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.02, 31.73, 183.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.55% -0.0933 -0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.55% 0.093 183.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3578, 35.3549, 40.1311) |
| Luminance | 0.3536 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.39
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.69
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.75
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.22
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FB0A3 #B04F5C
analogous
#4FB073 #4FB0A3 #4F8CB0
triadic
#4FB0A3 #A34FB0 #B0A34F
tetradic
#4FB0A3 #734FB0 #B04F5C #8CB04F
square
#4FB0A3 #734FB0 #B04F5C #8CB04F
split-complementary
#4FB0A3 #B04F8C #B0734F
monochromatic
#295C55 #3C867C #4FB0A3 #79C3B9 #A3D6CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#4FB0A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#4FB0A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FB0A3
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FB0A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FB0A3 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A7A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999CA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fb0a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 176, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.093 183.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c8be',
500: '#4fb0a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fb0a3; $custom-light: #89c8be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fb0a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 176,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.959,
"s": 38.039,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69547,
"c": 0.09344,
"h": 183.6
},
"luminance": 0.35357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FB0A3
secondary
#C3989D
accent
#5A69CE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281