#4C9999#4C9999

#4C9999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.076 H 195.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C9999
RGB	rgb(76, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(180, 50%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.62, -23.65, -7.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.62, 24.75, 197.18°)
OKLab	oklab(63.44% -0.0733 -0.0202)
OKLCH	oklch(63.44% 0.076 195.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1191, 26.6171, 34.2082)
Luminance	0.2662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4C9999 #994C4C

analogous

#4C9973 #4C9999 #4C7399

triadic

#4C9999 #994C99 #99994C

tetradic

#4C9999 #734C99 #994C4C #73994C

square

#4C9999 #734C99 #994C4C #73994C

split-complementary

#4C9999 #994C73 #99734C

monochromatic

#234747 #387070 #4C9999 #6CB6B6 #95CACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#4C9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.32

#4C9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4C9999

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4C9999	1.00	3.32	6.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#919399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83899A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#189D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.076 195.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b7b7',
    500: '#4c9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c9999;
$custom-light: #85b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 33.624,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63438,
    "c": 0.07607,
    "h": 195.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C9999

secondary

#B78A8A

accent

#5E5ECA

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C9999

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

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