#4FC9BF#4FC9BF
#4FC9BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.109 H 187.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FC9BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 201, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 0%, 5%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.31, -36.06, -5.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.31, 36.42, 188.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.53% -0.1079 -0.0144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.53% 0.109 187.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5109, 47.1936, 56.6233) |
| Luminance | 0.4720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.73
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.11
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.41
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.59
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FC9BF #C94F59
analogous
#4FC982 #4FC9BF #4F96C9
triadic
#4FC9BF #BF4FC9 #C9BF4F
tetradic
#4FC9BF #824FC9 #C94F59 #96C94F
square
#4FC9BF #824FC9 #C94F59 #96C94F
split-complementary
#4FC9BF #C94F96 #C9824F
monochromatic
#257972 #33A79E #4FC9BF #7ED7D0 #ADE6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#4FC9BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.44
#4FC9BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FC9BF
10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FC9BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FC9BF | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.44 | 10.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBFBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB1C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fc9bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 201, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.109 187.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8edad2',
500: '#4fc9bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fc9bf; $custom-light: #8edad2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fc9bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 201,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.082,
"s": 53.043,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76525,
"c": 0.10882,
"h": 187.6
},
"luminance": 0.47197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FC9BF
secondary
#D4A0A4
accent
#4B57DC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382