#4FBCC9#4FBCC9
#4FBCC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.100 H 206.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FBCC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 188, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 6.5%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.76, -27.06, -15.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.76, 31.37, 210.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.76% -0.0899 -0.044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.76% 0.1 206.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7459, 41.8425, 61.6504) |
| Luminance | 0.4185 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.36
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.08
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.41
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.71
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.40
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FBCC9 #C95C4F
analogous
#4FC999 #4FBCC9 #4F7FC9
triadic
#4FBCC9 #C94FBC #BCC94F
tetradic
#4FBCC9 #994FC9 #C95C4F #7FC94F
square
#4FBCC9 #994FC9 #C95C4F #7FC94F
split-complementary
#4FBCC9 #C94F7F #C9994F
monochromatic
#257079 #339BA7 #4FBCC9 #7ECED7 #ADE0E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#4FBCC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.37
#4FBCC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FBCC9
9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FBCC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FBCC9 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.37 | 9.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB5CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA7C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fbcc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 188, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.100 206.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd0d9',
500: '#4fbcc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fbcc9; $custom-light: #8dd0d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fbcc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 188,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.393,
"s": 53.043,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73755,
"c": 0.10007,
"h": 206.1
},
"luminance": 0.41846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FBCC9
secondary
#D4A6A0
accent
#5B4BDC
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F9FA
border
#CCD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283