#4CB39E#4CB39E
#4CB39E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.101 H 177.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB39E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 179, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.5%, 0%, 11.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.70, -34.98, 1.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.70, 35.03, 177.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.03% -0.1007 0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.03% 0.101 177.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2693, 36.2428, 38.0050) |
| Luminance | 0.3624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.54
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.00
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.36
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB39E #B34C61
analogous
#4CB36B #4CB39E #4C94B3
triadic
#4CB39E #9E4CB3 #B39E4C
tetradic
#4CB39E #6B4CB3 #B34C61 #94B34C
square
#4CB39E #6B4CB3 #B34C61 #94B34C
split-complementary
#4CB39E #B34C94 #B36B4C
monochromatic
#285D52 #3A8878 #4CB39E #77C5B5 #A2D7CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#4CB39E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#4CB39E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB39E
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB39E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB39E | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA99D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9EA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb39e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 179, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.101 177.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88caba',
500: '#4cb39e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb39e; $custom-light: #88caba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb39e",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 179,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.767,
"s": 40.392,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70028,
"c": 0.10079,
"h": 177.6
},
"luminance": 0.36245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB39E
secondary
#C496A0
accent
#5870D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280