#4B9999#4B9999

#4B9999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.077 H 195.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B9999
RGB	rgb(75, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(180, 51%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.58, -23.87, -7.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.58, 24.98, 197.16°)
OKLab	oklab(63.4% -0.074 -0.0204)
OKLCH	oklch(63.4% 0.077 195.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0403, 26.5764, 34.2045)
Luminance	0.2658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B9999 #994B4B

analogous

#4B9972 #4B9999 #4B7299

triadic

#4B9999 #994B99 #99994B

tetradic

#4B9999 #724B99 #994B4B #72994B

square

#4B9999 #724B99 #994B4B #72994B

split-complementary

#4B9999 #994B72 #99724B

monochromatic

#234747 #377070 #4B9999 #6BB6B6 #94CBCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.33

#4B9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.32

#4B9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4B9999

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4B9999	1.00	3.33	6.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	3.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#909399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83899A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#149D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.077 195.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84b7b7',
    500: '#4b9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b9999;
$custom-light: #84b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 34.211,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63397,
    "c": 0.0768,
    "h": 195.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B9999

secondary

#B78989

accent

#5E5ECA

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B9999

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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