#4CB09B#4CB09B
#4CB09B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.099 H 177.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB09B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 176, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 11.9%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -34.34, 1.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 34.40, 176.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.19% -0.0988 0.0048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.19% 0.099 177.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4195, 34.9514, 36.4634) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.52
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.75
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB09B #B04C61
analogous
#4CB069 #4CB09B #4C93B0
triadic
#4CB09B #9B4CB0 #B09B4C
tetradic
#4CB09B #694CB0 #B04C61 #93B04C
square
#4CB09B #694CB0 #B04C61 #93B04C
split-complementary
#4CB09B #B04C93 #B0694C
monochromatic
#275B50 #3A8575 #4CB09B #76C4B3 #A0D6CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4CB09B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#4CB09B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB09B
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB09B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB09B | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA69A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9B9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb09b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 176, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.099 177.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c8b8',
500: '#4cb09b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb09b; $custom-light: #87c8b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb09b",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 176,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.4,
"s": 39.683,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69194,
"c": 0.09887,
"h": 177.2
},
"luminance": 0.34954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB09B
secondary
#C3959F
accent
#5871D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280