#4FB8A3#4FB8A3
#4FB8A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.102 H 178.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FB8A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 184, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 57%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 11.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.45, -35.43, 1.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.45, 35.47, 177.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.51% -0.1021 0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.51% 0.102 178) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9728, 38.5850, 40.6694) |
| Luminance | 0.3859 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.89
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.46
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.10
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.57
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FB8A3 #B84F64
analogous
#4FB86F #4FB8A3 #4F99B8
triadic
#4FB8A3 #A34FB8 #B8A34F
tetradic
#4FB8A3 #6F4FB8 #B84F64 #99B84F
square
#4FB8A3 #6F4FB8 #B84F64 #99B84F
split-complementary
#4FB8A3 #B84F99 #B86F4F
monochromatic
#286458 #3A907F #4FB8A3 #7BCABA #A6DBD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#4FB8A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.72
#4FB8A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FB8A3
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FB8A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FB8A3 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.72 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AEA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A2A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fb8a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 184, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.102 178.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acebe',
500: '#4fb8a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fb8a3; $custom-light: #8acebe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fb8a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 184,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168,
"s": 42.51,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71514,
"c": 0.1022,
"h": 178
},
"luminance": 0.38588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FB8A3
secondary
#C89AA4
accent
#566ED2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7D8281