#4CB09D#4CB09D
#4CB09D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.098 H 178.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB09D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 176, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 10.8%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.76, -33.84, 0.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.76, 33.85, 178.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.26% -0.0978 0.002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.26% 0.098 178.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5889, 35.0191, 37.3553) |
| Luminance | 0.3502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.60
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.11
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.07
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.71
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB09D #B04C5F
analogous
#4CB06B #4CB09D #4C91B0
triadic
#4CB09D #9D4CB0 #B09D4C
tetradic
#4CB09D #6B4CB0 #B04C5F #91B04C
square
#4CB09D #6B4CB0 #B04C5F #91B04C
split-complementary
#4CB09D #B04C91 #B06B4C
monochromatic
#275B51 #3A8577 #4CB09D #76C4B5 #A0D6CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4CB09D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#4CB09D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB09D
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB09D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB09D | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A69C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9B9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb09d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 176, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.098 178.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c8b9',
500: '#4cb09d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb09d; $custom-light: #87c8b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb09d",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 176,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.6,
"s": 39.683,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69255,
"c": 0.09786,
"h": 178.8
},
"luminance": 0.35021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB09D
secondary
#C3959E
accent
#586FD0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280