#4FBCAD#4FBCAD
#4FBCAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.102 H 183.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FBCAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 188, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 58%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 0%, 8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.93, -34.74, -1.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.93, 34.79, 182.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.8% -0.102 -0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.8% 0.102 183) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7471, 40.6430, 45.8570) |
| Luminance | 0.4065 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.12
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.48
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.89
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FBCAD #BC4F5E
analogous
#4FBC76 #4FBCAD #4F95BC
triadic
#4FBCAD #AD4FBC #BCAD4F
tetradic
#4FBCAD #764FBC #BC4F5E #95BC4F
square
#4FBCAD #764FBC #BC4F5E #95BC4F
split-complementary
#4FBCAD #BC4F95 #BC764F
monochromatic
#286960 #399588 #4FBCAD #7BCDC2 #A8DED6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#4FBCAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#4FBCAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FBCAD
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FBCAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FBCAD | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4B2AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A6AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fbcad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 188, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.102 183.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd0c5',
500: '#4fbcad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fbcad; $custom-light: #8bd0c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fbcad",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 188,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.743,
"s": 44.856,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.728,
"c": 0.10212,
"h": 183
},
"luminance": 0.40646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FBCAD
secondary
#CB9CA2
accent
#5365D5
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8281