#4FB5BD#4FB5BD

#4FB5BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.095 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4FB5BD
RGB	rgb(79, 181, 189)
HSL	hsl(184, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(184, 58%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.30, -27.03, -12.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.30, 29.99, 205.65°)
OKLab	oklab(71.64% -0.0874 -0.0359)
OKLCH	oklch(71.64% 0.095 202.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.9298, 38.3812, 54.0180)
Luminance	0.3838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4FB5BD #BD574F

analogous

#4FBD8E #4FB5BD #4F7EBD

triadic

#4FB5BD #BD4FB5 #B5BD4F

tetradic

#4FB5BD #8E4FBD #BD574F #7EBD4F

square

#4FB5BD #8E4FBD #BD574F #7EBD4F

split-complementary

#4FB5BD #BD4F7E #BD8E4F

monochromatic

#28656A #389096 #4FB5BD #7CC8CE #A8DADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#4FB5BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.68

#4FB5BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4FB5BD

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4FB5BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4FB5BD	1.00	2.42	8.68	8.68
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A1BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4fb5bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 181, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.095 202.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcbd0',
    500: '#4fb5bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4fb5bd;
$custom-light: #8bcbd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4fb5bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.364,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71643,
    "c": 0.0945,
    "h": 202.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.38384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4FB5BD

secondary

#CC9F9C

accent

#5C53D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4FB5BD

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

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