#4CB198#4CB198
#4CB198 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.102 H 174.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB198 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 177, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 14.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.94, -35.55, 3.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.94, 35.77, 173.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.35% -0.1013 0.01) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.35% 0.102 174.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3675, 35.2454, 35.2186) |
| Luminance | 0.3525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.71
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.54
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.70
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB198 #B14C65
analogous
#4CB166 #4CB198 #4C97B1
triadic
#4CB198 #984CB1 #B1984C
tetradic
#4CB198 #664CB1 #B14C65 #97B14C
square
#4CB198 #664CB1 #B14C65 #97B14C
split-complementary
#4CB198 #B14C97 #B1664C
monochromatic
#275B4E #3A8673 #4CB198 #76C4B1 #A1D7C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#4CB198 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#4CB198 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB198
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB198 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB198 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA797
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9C9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#03B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb198; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 177, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.102 174.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c9b6',
500: '#4cb198',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb198; $custom-light: #87c9b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb198",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 177,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.149,
"s": 39.921,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69354,
"c": 0.10175,
"h": 174.4
},
"luminance": 0.35248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB198
secondary
#C395A1
accent
#5876D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280