#4C8A80#4C8A80
#4C8A80 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.067 H 182.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4C8A80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 138, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 29%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 45%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.9%, 0%, 7.2%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.24, -22.60, -0.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.24, 22.62, 182.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.86% -0.0664 -0.0027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.86% 0.067 182.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9637, 21.2707, 23.6823) |
| Luminance | 0.2127 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 2.14
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.78
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.07
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.39
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4C8A80 #8A4C56
analogous
#4C8A61 #4C8A80 #4C758A
triadic
#4C8A80 #804C8A #8A804C
tetradic
#4C8A80 #614C8A #8A4C56 #758A4C
square
#4C8A80 #614C8A #8A4C56 #758A4C
split-complementary
#4C8A80 #8A4C75 #8A614C
monochromatic
#213B37 #36635B #4C8A80 #68ACA1 #8FC1B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#4C8A80 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#4C8A80 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4C8A80
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4C8A80 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4C8A80 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#858480
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7C81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#338C87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4c8a80; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 138, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.067 182.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82aca4',
500: '#4c8a80',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4c8a80; $custom-light: #82aca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4c8a80",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 138,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.323,
"s": 28.972,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58861,
"c": 0.0665,
"h": 182.4
},
"luminance": 0.21272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4C8A80
secondary
#AE848B
accent
#6372C5
background
#F8FAFA
surface
#EFF4F4
border
#CACECE
text
#0B100F
muted
#7C7F7F