#4FB4BD#4FB4BD

#4FB4BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.094 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4FB4BD
RGB	rgb(79, 180, 189)
HSL	hsl(185, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(185, 58%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.00, -26.53, -13.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.00, 29.74, 206.84°)
OKLab	oklab(71.4% -0.0863 -0.0371)
OKLCH	oklch(71.4% 0.094 203.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.7272, 37.9760, 53.9504)
Luminance	0.3798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4FB4BD #BD584F

analogous

#4FBD8F #4FB4BD #4F7DBD

triadic

#4FB4BD #BD4FB4 #B4BD4F

tetradic

#4FB4BD #8F4FBD #BD584F #7DBD4F

square

#4FB4BD #8F4FBD #BD584F #7DBD4F

split-complementary

#4FB4BD #BD4F7D #BD8F4F

monochromatic

#28646A #388F96 #4FB4BD #7CC7CE #A8DADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#4FB4BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.60

#4FB4BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4FB4BD

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4FB4BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4FB4BD	1.00	2.44	8.60	8.60
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7ADBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A0BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4fb4bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 180, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.094 203.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcad0',
    500: '#4fb4bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4fb4bd;
$custom-light: #8bcad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4fb4bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.909,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71404,
    "c": 0.09398,
    "h": 203.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.37979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4FB4BD

secondary

#CCA09C

accent

#5D53D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4FB4BD

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

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