#4BB79C#4BB79C
#4BB79C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.107 H 173.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BB79C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 183, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 43%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 59%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 0%, 14.8%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.84, -37.52, 4.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.84, 37.79, 173.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.93% -0.1066 0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.93% 0.107 173.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8331, 37.7605, 37.3732) |
| Luminance | 0.3776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.66
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.81
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.70
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.14
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.36
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BB79C #B74B66
analogous
#4BB766 #4BB79C #4B9CB7
triadic
#4BB79C #9C4BB7 #B79C4B
tetradic
#4BB79C #664BB7 #B74B66 #9CB74B
square
#4BB79C #664BB7 #B74B66 #9CB74B
split-complementary
#4BB79C #B74B9C #B7664B
monochromatic
#276152 #388D77 #4BB79C #77C8B4 #A2DACC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#4BB79C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.55
#4BB79C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BB79C
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BB79C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BB79C | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.55 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AC9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A09E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4bb79c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 183, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.107 173.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cdb9',
500: '#4bb79c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4bb79c; $custom-light: #88cdb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4bb79c",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 183,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70928,
"c": 0.10721,
"h": 173.9
},
"luminance": 0.37763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BB79C
secondary
#C797A3
accent
#5575D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280