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#4faf9d

a balanced, soft cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
79, 175, 157
HSL
169°, 38%, 50%
CMYK
55, 0, 10, 31
Luminance
0.3476

Every format

HEX#4faf9d
RGBrgb(79, 175, 157)
HSLhsl(169, 38%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 10%, 31%)
LABlab(65.6 -32.7 0.7)
LCHlch(65.6 32.7 178.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.691 0.095 179.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4faf9d;
background-color: #4faf9d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4faf9d] bg-[#4faf9d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4faf9d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.310, green: 0.686, blue: 0.616)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4faf9d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4faf9d on white: 2.64:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4faf9d on black: 7.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red31.0%
Green68.6%
Blue61.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan54.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow10.3%
Key (black)31.4%

Color previews

#4faf9d text on a black background

contrast 7.95:1

Card sample

#4faf9d text on a white background

contrast 2.64:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4faf9d;
Background color
Panel with #4faf9d background
background-color: #4faf9d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4faf9d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(79, 175, 157, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(79, 175, 157, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4faf9d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4faf9d, #4F81AF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4faf9d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #4faf9d in the Color Lab