#4CB299#4CB299
#4CB299 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.102 H 174.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB299 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 178, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 14%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.27, -35.77, 3.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.27, 35.98, 173.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.63% -0.1019 0.0098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.63% 0.102 174.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6480, 35.6748, 35.7178) |
| Luminance | 0.3568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.67
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.33
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.58
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.66
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB299 #B24C65
analogous
#4CB266 #4CB299 #4C98B2
triadic
#4CB299 #994CB2 #B2994C
tetradic
#4CB299 #664CB2 #B24C65 #98B24C
square
#4CB299 #664CB2 #B24C65 #98B24C
split-complementary
#4CB299 #B24C98 #B2664C
monochromatic
#275C4F #3A8774 #4CB299 #76C5B2 #A1D7CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#4CB299 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#4CB299 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB299
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB299 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB299 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA898
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9C9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb299; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 178, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.102 174.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c9b7',
500: '#4cb299',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb299; $custom-light: #87c9b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb299",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 178,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.294,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69632,
"c": 0.10238,
"h": 174.5
},
"luminance": 0.35677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB299
secondary
#C496A1
accent
#5875D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280