#4CB09E#4CB09E
#4CB09E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.097 H 179.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 176, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 10.2%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.79, -33.58, 0.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.79, 33.58, 179.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.29% -0.0974 0.0006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.29% 0.097 179.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6746, 35.0534, 37.8068) |
| Luminance | 0.3506 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.10
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.86
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.72
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB09E #B04C5E
analogous
#4CB06C #4CB09E #4C90B0
triadic
#4CB09E #9E4CB0 #B09E4C
tetradic
#4CB09E #6C4CB0 #B04C5E #90B04C
square
#4CB09E #6C4CB0 #B04C5E #90B04C
split-complementary
#4CB09E #B04C90 #B06C4C
monochromatic
#275B51 #3A8578 #4CB09E #76C4B6 #A0D6CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4CB09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#4CB09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB09E
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB09E | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A69D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9B9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 176, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.097 179.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c8ba',
500: '#4cb09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb09e; $custom-light: #87c8ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 176,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.2,
"s": 39.683,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69285,
"c": 0.09738,
"h": 179.6
},
"luminance": 0.35056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB09E
secondary
#C3959D
accent
#586ED0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280