#4FB99F#4FB99F
#4FB99F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.106 H 174.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FB99F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 185, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 57%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 14.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.65, -36.89, 4.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.65, 37.11, 173.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.64% -0.1051 0.0102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.64% 0.106 174.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8285, 38.8608, 38.8812) |
| Luminance | 0.3886 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.38
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.60
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.41
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.89
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.89
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FB99F #B94F69
analogous
#4FB96A #4FB99F #4F9EB9
triadic
#4FB99F #9F4FB9 #B99F4F
tetradic
#4FB99F #6A4FB9 #B94F69 #9EB94F
square
#4FB99F #6A4FB9 #B94F69 #9EB94F
split-complementary
#4FB99F #B94F9E #B96A4F
monochromatic
#286556 #3A917C #4FB99F #7BCAB7 #A7DCCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#4FB99F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#4FB99F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FB99F
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FB99F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FB99F | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AE9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A3A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fb99f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 185, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.106 174.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acebb',
500: '#4fb99f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fb99f; $custom-light: #8acebb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fb99f",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 185,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.283,
"s": 43.089,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71643,
"c": 0.10557,
"h": 174.5
},
"luminance": 0.38863
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FB99F
secondary
#C99BA6
accent
#5574D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0D1411
muted
#7D8280