#4FB8A0#4FB8A0
#4FB8A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.104 H 175.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FB8A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 184, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 57%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 13%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.37, -36.18, 3.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.37, 36.31, 175.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.43% -0.1035 0.0077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.43% 0.104 175.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7072, 38.4787, 39.2706) |
| Luminance | 0.3848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.63
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.31
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.39
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FB8A0 #B84F67
analogous
#4FB86C #4FB8A0 #4F9CB8
triadic
#4FB8A0 #A04FB8 #B8A04F
tetradic
#4FB8A0 #6C4FB8 #B84F67 #9CB84F
square
#4FB8A0 #6C4FB8 #B84F67 #9CB84F
split-complementary
#4FB8A0 #B84F9C #B86C4F
monochromatic
#286457 #3A907C #4FB8A0 #7BCAB8 #A6DBCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#4FB8A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#4FB8A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FB8A0
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FB8A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FB8A0 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2AE9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A2A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fb8a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 184, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.104 175.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acebc',
500: '#4fb8a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fb8a0; $custom-light: #8acebc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fb8a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 184,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.286,
"s": 42.51,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71426,
"c": 0.10379,
"h": 175.8
},
"luminance": 0.38481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FB8A0
secondary
#C89AA5
accent
#5672D2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7D8281