#4FABB8

Closest named color: Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4). oklch(69.1% 0.089 207.8), rgb(79, 171, 184).

Black text reads best on this color (7.84:1).

About this color

#4FABB8 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.089 and its hue 208°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.84:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (69%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.089)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4)
Black text	7.84:1
White text	2.67:1

Values

HEX	#4FABB8
RGB	rgb(79, 171, 184)
HSL	hsl(187, 43%, 52%)
OKLCH	oklch(69.1% 0.089 207.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #4FABB8	2.67:1	Fails	Lc -57.0	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #4FABB8	7.84:1	AAA	Lc 52.3	Large or bold text, headings
#4FABB8 text on white	2.67:1	Fails	Lc 51.8	Large or bold text, headings
#4FABB8 text on black	7.84:1	AAA	Lc -50.1	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F0F7F8

oklch(97.1% 0.008 207.1)
Step 100
100

#DEEDEF

oklch(93.6% 0.016 206.4)
Step 200
200

#C3DFE4

oklch(88.5% 0.03 209.6)
Step 300
300

#97CBD3

oklch(80.9% 0.055 207.9)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#4FABB8

oklch(69.1% 0.089 207.8)
Step 500
500

#009BAB

oklch(63% 0.108 207.7)
Step 600
600

#008290

oklch(55.5% 0.095 208)
Step 700
700

#006E79

oklch(49.2% 0.084 206.9)
Step 800
800

#005A64

oklch(42.8% 0.073 207.9)
Step 900
900

#004B53

oklch(37.7% 0.065 207)
Step 950
950

#002D32

oklch(27.1% 0.046 206.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4FABB8 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#9EA5B9	0.086
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8E99B8	0.079
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00B2AF	0.040
Achromatopsia (no color)	#9E9E9E	0.089