#4FB3BD#4FB3BD

#4FB3BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.093 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4FB3BD
RGB	rgb(79, 179, 189)
HSL	hsl(185, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(185, 58%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.71, -26.04, -13.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.71, 29.50, 208.06°)
OKLab	oklab(71.16% -0.0852 -0.0384)
OKLCH	oklch(71.16% 0.093 204.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.5260, 37.5737, 53.8834)
Luminance	0.3758 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4FB3BD #BD594F

analogous

#4FBD90 #4FB3BD #4F7CBD

triadic

#4FB3BD #BD4FB3 #B3BD4F

tetradic

#4FB3BD #904FBD #BD594F #7CBD4F

square

#4FB3BD #904FBD #BD594F #7CBD4F

split-complementary

#4FB3BD #BD4F7C #BD904F

monochromatic

#28646A #388E96 #4FB3BD #7CC6CE #A8D9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#4FB3BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.52

#4FB3BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4FB3BD

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4FB3BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4FB3BD	1.00	2.47	8.52	8.52
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6ACBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A0BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4fb3bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 179, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.093 204.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcad0',
    500: '#4fb3bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4fb3bd;
$custom-light: #8bcad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4fb3bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.455,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71164,
    "c": 0.09349,
    "h": 204.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.37577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4FB3BD

secondary

#CCA09C

accent

#5F53D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4FB3BD

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

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