#4FB8A2#4FB8A2
#4FB8A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.103 H 177.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FB8A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 184, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 57%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 12%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.42, -35.68, 2.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.42, 35.74, 176.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.49% -0.1026 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.49% 0.103 177.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8836, 38.5493, 40.1994) |
| Luminance | 0.3855 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.99
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.17
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.86
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FB8A2 #B84F65
analogous
#4FB86E #4FB8A2 #4F99B8
triadic
#4FB8A2 #A24FB8 #B8A24F
tetradic
#4FB8A2 #6E4FB8 #B84F65 #99B84F
square
#4FB8A2 #6E4FB8 #B84F65 #99B84F
split-complementary
#4FB8A2 #B84F99 #B86E4F
monochromatic
#286458 #3A907E #4FB8A2 #7BCAB9 #A6DBD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#4FB8A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#4FB8A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FB8A2
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FB8A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FB8A2 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AEA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A2A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fb8a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 184, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.103 177.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acebd',
500: '#4fb8a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fb8a2; $custom-light: #8acebd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fb8a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 184,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.429,
"s": 42.51,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71485,
"c": 0.10272,
"h": 177.2
},
"luminance": 0.38552
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FB8A2
secondary
#C89AA4
accent
#5670D2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7D8281