#4FB8BD#4FB8BD

#4FB8BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.096 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4FB8BD
RGB	rgb(79, 184, 189)
HSL	hsl(183, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(183, 58%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.19, -28.51, -11.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.19, 30.79, 202.21°)
OKLab	oklab(72.36% -0.0906 -0.0322)
OKLCH	oklch(72.36% 0.096 199.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.5464, 39.6144, 54.2235)
Luminance	0.3962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4FB8BD #BD544F

analogous

#4FBD8B #4FB8BD #4F81BD

triadic

#4FB8BD #BD4FB8 #B8BD4F

tetradic

#4FB8BD #8B4FBD #BD544F #81BD4F

square

#4FB8BD #8B4FBD #BD544F #81BD4F

split-complementary

#4FB8BD #BD4F81 #BD8B4F

monochromatic

#28676A #389296 #4FB8BD #7CCACE #A8DCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#4FB8BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#4FB8BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4FB8BD

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4FB8BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4FB8BD	1.00	2.35	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACB0BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AA3BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4fb8bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 184, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.096 199.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ccdd0',
    500: '#4fb8bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4fb8bd;
$custom-light: #8ccdd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4fb8bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.727,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72364,
    "c": 0.0962,
    "h": 199.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.39617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4FB8BD

secondary

#CC9E9C

accent

#5953D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4FB8BD

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

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