#4FB3AF#4FB3AF
#4FB3AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.093 H 191.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FB3AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 179, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 0%, 2.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.27, -29.93, -6.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.27, 30.69, 192.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.67% -0.0912 -0.0188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.67% 0.093 191.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0791, 36.9950, 46.2628) |
| Luminance | 0.3700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.84
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.69
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.41
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.85
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FB3AF #B34F53
analogous
#4FB37D #4FB3AF #4F85B3
triadic
#4FB3AF #AF4FB3 #B3AF4F
tetradic
#4FB3AF #7D4FB3 #B34F53 #85B34F
square
#4FB3AF #7D4FB3 #B34F53 #85B34F
split-complementary
#4FB3AF #B34F85 #B37D4F
monochromatic
#295F5D #3B8986 #4FB3AF #7AC5C2 #A4D8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#4FB3AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#4FB3AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FB3AF
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FB3AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FB3AF | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9ABAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999FB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fb3af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 179, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.093 191.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acac6',
500: '#4fb3af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fb3af; $custom-light: #8acac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fb3af",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 179,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.6,
"s": 39.683,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70672,
"c": 0.09317,
"h": 191.7
},
"luminance": 0.36998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FB3AF
secondary
#C5999A
accent
#585DD0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7D8282