#4BB399#4BB399
#4BB399 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.104 H 174.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB399 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 179, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.1%, 0%, 14.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.55, -36.43, 4.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.55, 36.68, 173.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.85% -0.1036 0.0108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.85% 0.104 174) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7688, 36.0335, 35.7807) |
| Luminance | 0.3604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.37
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.26
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.42
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.31
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.89
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB399 #B34B65
analogous
#4BB365 #4BB399 #4B99B3
triadic
#4BB399 #994BB3 #B3994B
tetradic
#4BB399 #654BB3 #B34B65 #99B34B
square
#4BB399 #654BB3 #B34B65 #99B34B
split-complementary
#4BB399 #B34B99 #B3654B
monochromatic
#275D4F #398874 #4BB399 #76C5B2 #A1D8CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#4BB399 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#4BB399 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB399
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB399 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB399 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA898
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9D9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb399; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 179, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.104 174.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87cab7',
500: '#4bb399',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb399; $custom-light: #87cab7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb399",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 179,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 40.945,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69847,
"c": 0.10418,
"h": 174
},
"luminance": 0.36036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB399
secondary
#C495A1
accent
#5775D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280