#4C9979#4C9979

#4C9979 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.092 H 164.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C9979
RGB	rgb(76, 153, 121)
HSL	hsl(155, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(155, 50%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 0%, 20.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.75, -31.71, 9.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.75, 33.13, 163.15°)
OKLab	oklab(62.45% -0.0882 0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(62.45% 0.092 164.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.8214, 25.6980, 22.1065)
Luminance	0.2570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C9979 #994C6C

analogous

#4C9953 #4C9979 #4C9299

triadic

#4C9979 #794C99 #99794C

tetradic

#4C9979 #534C99 #994C6C #92994C

square

#4C9979 #534C99 #994C6C #92994C

split-complementary

#4C9979 #994C92 #99534C

monochromatic

#234738 #387059 #4C9979 #6CB697 #95CAB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.42

#4C9979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.14

#4C9979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4C9979

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C9979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4C9979	1.00	3.42	6.14	6.14
#FFFFFF	3.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#969077

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B877B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#329990

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c9979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 153, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.092 164.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b79f',
    500: '#4c9979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c9979;
$custom-light: #83b79f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c9979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 155.065,
    "s": 33.624,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62447,
    "c": 0.09156,
    "h": 164.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.25699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C9979

secondary

#B78A9D

accent

#5E8BCA

background

#F8FBF9

surface

#EFF6F2

border

#CAD0CC

text

#0B110E

muted

#7C807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C9979

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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