#4FC9CC#4FC9CC
#4FC9CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.107 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4FC9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 201, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 61%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.3%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.69, -32.52, -11.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.69, 34.52, 199.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.96% -0.1022 -0.0321) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.96% 0.107 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0054, 47.7915, 64.4949) |
| Luminance | 0.4779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.91
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.60
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.55
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.14
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4FC9CC #CC524F
analogous
#4FCC90 #4FC9CC #4F8ACC
triadic
#4FC9CC #CC4FC9 #C9CC4F
tetradic
#4FC9CC #904FCC #CC524F #8ACC4F
square
#4FC9CC #904FCC #CC524F #8ACC4F
split-complementary
#4FC9CC #CC4F8A #CC904F
monochromatic
#247A7D #32A9AC #4FC9CC #7ED8DA #AEE6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#4FC9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#4FC9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4FC9CC
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4FC9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4FC9CC | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B2CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4fc9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 201, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.107 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8edadb',
500: '#4fc9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4fc9cc; $custom-light: #8edadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4fc9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 201,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.44,
"s": 55.066,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76958,
"c": 0.10718,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.47795
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4FC9CC
secondary
#D5A3A1
accent
#4D49DE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383