#4FB4BF#4FB4BF

#4FB4BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.094 H 205.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4FB4BF
RGB	rgb(79, 180, 191)
HSL	hsl(186, 47%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(186, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.07, -25.96, -14.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.07, 29.71, 209.07°)
OKLab	oklab(71.48% -0.0855 -0.0399)
OKLCH	oklch(71.48% 0.094 205)
XYZ	xyz(28.9458, 38.0635, 55.1016)
Luminance	0.3807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4FB4BF #BF5A4F

analogous

#4FBF92 #4FB4BF #4F7CBF

triadic

#4FB4BF #BF4FB4 #B4BF4F

tetradic

#4FB4BF #924FBF #BF5A4F #7CBF4F

square

#4FB4BF #924FBF #BF5A4F #7CBF4F

split-complementary

#4FB4BF #BF4F7C #BF924F

monochromatic

#27656C #389099 #4FB4BF #7CC7CF #A9DAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#4FB4BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.61

#4FB4BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4FB4BF

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4FB4BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4FB4BF	1.00	2.44	8.61	8.61
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7ADC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A0BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4fb4bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 180, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.094 205.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcad2',
    500: '#4fb4bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4fb4bf;
$custom-light: #8bcad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4fb4bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.893,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71477,
    "c": 0.09436,
    "h": 205
  },
  "luminance": 0.38066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4FB4BF

secondary

#CDA19D

accent

#5F51D6

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4FB4BF

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

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