#4CB49E#4CB49E
#4CB49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.102 H 177.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 180, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 58%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 0%, 12.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.01, -35.44, 2.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.01, 35.51, 176.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.28% -0.1018 0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.28% 0.102 177) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4705, 36.6451, 38.0721) |
| Luminance | 0.3665 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.66
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.44
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.11
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.66
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB49E #B44C62
analogous
#4CB46A #4CB49E #4C96B4
triadic
#4CB49E #9E4CB4 #B49E4C
tetradic
#4CB49E #6A4CB4 #B44C62 #96B44C
square
#4CB49E #6A4CB4 #B44C62 #96B44C
split-complementary
#4CB49E #B44C96 #B46A4C
monochromatic
#275E53 #3A8978 #4CB49E #77C6B5 #A2D8CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#4CB49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.33
#4CB49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB49E
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB49E | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.33 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAA9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9EA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 180, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.102 177.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cbba',
500: '#4cb49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb49e; $custom-light: #88cbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 180,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.308,
"s": 40.945,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70276,
"c": 0.10195,
"h": 177
},
"luminance": 0.36648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB49E
secondary
#C597A0
accent
#5771D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280