#4FB5BB#4FB5BB

#4FB5BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.094 H 200.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4FB5BB
RGB	rgb(79, 181, 187)
HSL	hsl(183, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(183, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 3.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.24, -27.59, -11.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.24, 30.08, 203.46°)
OKLab	oklab(71.57% -0.0882 -0.0331)
OKLCH	oklch(71.57% 0.094 200.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.7142, 38.2950, 52.8825)
Luminance	0.3830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4FB5BB #BB554F

analogous

#4FBB8B #4FB5BB #4F7FBB

triadic

#4FB5BB #BB4FB5 #B5BB4F

tetradic

#4FB5BB #8B4FBB #BB554F #7FBB4F

square

#4FB5BB #8B4FBB #BB554F #7FBB4F

split-complementary

#4FB5BB #BB4F7F #BB8B4F

monochromatic

#286468 #398F94 #4FB5BB #7BC8CC #A7DADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#4FB5BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.66

#4FB5BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4FB5BB

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4FB5BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4FB5BB	1.00	2.43	8.66	8.66
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A9AEBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98A1BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4fb5bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 181, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.094 200.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcbcf',
    500: '#4fb5bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4fb5bb;
$custom-light: #8bcbcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4fb5bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.333,
    "s": 44.262,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71572,
    "c": 0.09426,
    "h": 200.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.38298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4FB5BB

secondary

#CA9E9B

accent

#5B54D4

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1313

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4FB5BB

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

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