#4BB49E#4BB49E
#4BB49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.103 H 177.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 180, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 58%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 0%, 12.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.98, -35.65, 2.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.98, 35.71, 176.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.24% -0.1024 0.0052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.24% 0.103 177.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3916, 36.6045, 38.0684) |
| Luminance | 0.3661 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.65
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.37
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.06
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.61
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB49E #B44B61
analogous
#4BB46A #4BB49E #4B95B4
triadic
#4BB49E #9E4BB4 #B49E4B
tetradic
#4BB49E #6A4BB4 #B44B61 #95B44B
square
#4BB49E #6A4BB4 #B44B61 #95B44B
split-complementary
#4BB49E #B44B95 #B46A4B
monochromatic
#275E52 #398978 #4BB49E #76C6B5 #A1D8CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#4BB49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#4BB49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB49E
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB49E | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAA9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9EA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 180, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.103 177.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87cbba',
500: '#4bb49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb49e; $custom-light: #87cbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 180,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.429,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70242,
"c": 0.10252,
"h": 177.1
},
"luminance": 0.36607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB49E
secondary
#C596A0
accent
#5770D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280