#4CB79D#4CB79D
#4CB79D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.106 H 174.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB79D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 183, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 43%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 58%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.5%, 0%, 14.2%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.90, -37.07, 4.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.90, 37.29, 173.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.99% -0.1056 0.0102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.99% 0.106 174.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9969, 37.8352, 37.8246) |
| Luminance | 0.3784 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.90
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.64
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.89
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.43
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB79D #B74C66
analogous
#4CB768 #4CB79D #4C9BB7
triadic
#4CB79D #9D4CB7 #B79D4C
tetradic
#4CB79D #684CB7 #B74C66 #9BB74C
square
#4CB79D #684CB7 #B74C66 #9BB74C
split-complementary
#4CB79D #B74C9B #B7684C
monochromatic
#276153 #398D79 #4CB79D #78C9B5 #A3DACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#4CB79D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#4CB79D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB79D
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB79D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB79D | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AC9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A19F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb79d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 183, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.106 174.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cdb9',
500: '#4cb79d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb79d; $custom-light: #88cdb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb79d",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 183,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.421,
"s": 42.629,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7099,
"c": 0.10605,
"h": 174.5
},
"luminance": 0.37838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB79D
secondary
#C798A3
accent
#5574D2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280