#4FB9BB#4FB9BB
#4FB9BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.097 H 196.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FB9BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 185, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 1.1%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -29.55, -10.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 31.26, 199.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.53% -0.0926 -0.0282) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.53% 0.097 196.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5392, 39.9451, 53.1575) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.46
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.07
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.31
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.41
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FB9BB #BB514F
analogous
#4FBB87 #4FB9BB #4F83BB
triadic
#4FB9BB #BB4FB9 #B9BB4F
tetradic
#4FB9BB #874FBB #BB514F #83BB4F
square
#4FB9BB #874FBB #BB514F #83BB4F
split-complementary
#4FB9BB #BB4F83 #BB874F
monochromatic
#286668 #399294 #4FB9BB #7BCBCC #A7DCDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#4FB9BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#4FB9BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FB9BB
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FB9BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FB9BB | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB1BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA4BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fb9bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 185, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.097 196.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ccecf',
500: '#4fb9bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fb9bb; $custom-light: #8ccecf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fb9bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 185,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.111,
"s": 44.262,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72534,
"c": 0.09678,
"h": 196.9
},
"luminance": 0.39948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FB9BB
secondary
#CA9C9B
accent
#5654D4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282