#4FBDB3#4FBDB3
#4FBDB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.101 H 187.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FBDB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 189, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 58%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.2%, 0%, 5.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.39, -33.64, -4.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.39, 33.92, 187.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.23% -0.1004 -0.0123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.23% 0.101 187) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5551, 41.3091, 49.0550) |
| Luminance | 0.4131 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.09
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.08
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.29
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.11
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.53
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FBDB3 #BD4F59
analogous
#4FBD7C #4FBDB3 #4F90BD
triadic
#4FBDB3 #B34FBD #BDB34F
tetradic
#4FBDB3 #7C4FBD #BD4F59 #90BD4F
square
#4FBDB3 #7C4FBD #BD4F59 #90BD4F
split-complementary
#4FBDB3 #BD4F90 #BD7C4F
monochromatic
#286A64 #38968E #4FBDB3 #7CCEC6 #A8DED9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#4FBDB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#4FBDB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FBDB3
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FBDB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FBDB3 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.26 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4B4B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A7B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fbdb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 189, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.101 187.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd1c9',
500: '#4fbdb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fbdb3; $custom-light: #8bd1c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fbdb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 189,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.545,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73234,
"c": 0.10115,
"h": 187
},
"luminance": 0.41312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FBDB3
secondary
#CC9CA0
accent
#535FD5
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8282