#4CB49F#4CB49F
#4CB49F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.101 H 177.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 180, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 58%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 0%, 11.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.04, -35.19, 1.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.04, 35.23, 177.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.3% -0.1013 0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.3% 0.101 177.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5569, 36.6797, 38.5272) |
| Luminance | 0.3668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.99
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.33
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.35
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB49F #B44C61
analogous
#4CB46B #4CB49F #4C95B4
triadic
#4CB49F #9F4CB4 #B49F4C
tetradic
#4CB49F #6B4CB4 #B44C61 #95B44C
square
#4CB49F #6B4CB4 #B44C61 #95B44C
split-complementary
#4CB49F #B44C95 #B46B4C
monochromatic
#275E53 #3A8979 #4CB49F #77C6B6 #A2D8CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#4CB49F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#4CB49F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB49F
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB49F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB49F | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADAA9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9EA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb49f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 180, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.101 177.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cbbb',
500: '#4cb49f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb49f; $custom-light: #88cbbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb49f",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 180,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.885,
"s": 40.945,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70305,
"c": 0.10143,
"h": 177.8
},
"luminance": 0.36682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB49F
secondary
#C597A0
accent
#5770D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280