#4CAE97#4CAE97
#4CAE97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.099 H 175.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CAE97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 174, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 56%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 0%, 13.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.99, -34.41, 3.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.99, 34.56, 174.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.58% -0.0984 0.0079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.58% 0.099 175.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6999, 34.0407, 34.5937) |
| Luminance | 0.3404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.54
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.94
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.29
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CAE97 #AE4C63
analogous
#4CAE66 #4CAE97 #4C94AE
triadic
#4CAE97 #974CAE #AE974C
tetradic
#4CAE97 #664CAE #AE4C63 #94AE4C
square
#4CAE97 #664CAE #AE4C63 #94AE4C
split-complementary
#4CAE97 #AE4C94 #AE664C
monochromatic
#27594D #398372 #4CAE97 #75C3B0 #9FD5C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#4CAE97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#4CAE97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CAE97
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CAE97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CAE97 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A496
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999999
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0AB0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cae97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 174, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.099 175.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c6b5',
500: '#4cae97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cae97; $custom-light: #87c6b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cae97",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 174,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.918,
"s": 39.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68579,
"c": 0.09869,
"h": 175.4
},
"luminance": 0.34043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CAE97
secondary
#C2949F
accent
#5974CF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280