#4BAF99#4BAF99
#4BAF99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.099 H 176.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BAF99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 175, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 12.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.32, -34.58, 2.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.32, 34.68, 175.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.85% -0.0992 0.0062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.85% 0.099 176.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9788, 34.4534, 35.5173) |
| Luminance | 0.3446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.69
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.52
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.84
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.91
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.01
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BAF99 #AF4B61
analogous
#4BAF67 #4BAF99 #4B93AF
triadic
#4BAF99 #994BAF #AF994B
tetradic
#4BAF99 #674BAF #AF4B61 #93AF4B
square
#4BAF99 #674BAF #AF4B61 #93AF4B
split-complementary
#4BAF99 #AF4B93 #AF674B
monochromatic
#26594E #398474 #4BAF99 #74C3B2 #9FD6CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#4BAF99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#4BAF99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BAF99
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BAF99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BAF99 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A598
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9A9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4baf99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 175, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.099 176.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c7b7',
500: '#4baf99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4baf99; $custom-light: #87c7b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4baf99",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 175,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.8,
"s": 40,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68851,
"c": 0.09936,
"h": 176.4
},
"luminance": 0.34456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BAF99
secondary
#C2939E
accent
#5872D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280