#4CB09A#4CB09A
#4CB09A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.099 H 176.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB09A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 176, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 12.5%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.68, -34.59, 2.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.68, 34.68, 175.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.16% -0.0992 0.0061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.16% 0.099 176.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3359, 34.9179, 36.0229) |
| Luminance | 0.3492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.63
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.77
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.81
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB09A #B04C62
analogous
#4CB068 #4CB09A #4C94B0
triadic
#4CB09A #9A4CB0 #B09A4C
tetradic
#4CB09A #684CB0 #B04C62 #94B04C
square
#4CB09A #684CB0 #B04C62 #94B04C
split-complementary
#4CB09A #B04C94 #B0684C
monochromatic
#275B4F #3A8575 #4CB09A #76C4B2 #A0D6CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4CB09A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#4CB09A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB09A
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB09A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB09A | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA699
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9B9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb09a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 176, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.099 176.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c8b7',
500: '#4cb09a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb09a; $custom-light: #87c8b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb09a",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 176,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.8,
"s": 39.683,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69165,
"c": 0.09941,
"h": 176.5
},
"luminance": 0.3492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB09A
secondary
#C3959F
accent
#5872D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280