#4CB79E#4CB79E
#4CB79E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.105 H 175.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB79E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 183, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 43%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 58%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.5%, 0%, 13.7%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.92, -36.82, 3.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.92, 36.99, 174.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.02% -0.1051 0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.02% 0.105 175.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0827, 37.8695, 38.2761) |
| Luminance | 0.3787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.14
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.42
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.60
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB79E #B74C65
analogous
#4CB768 #4CB79E #4C9AB7
triadic
#4CB79E #9E4CB7 #B79E4C
tetradic
#4CB79E #684CB7 #B74C65 #9AB74C
square
#4CB79E #684CB7 #B74C65 #9AB74C
split-complementary
#4CB79E #B74C9A #B7684C
monochromatic
#276154 #398D79 #4CB79E #78C9B6 #A3DACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#4CB79E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#4CB79E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB79E
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB79E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB79E | 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)
#B1AC9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A1A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb79e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 183, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.105 175.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cdba',
500: '#4cb79e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb79e; $custom-light: #88cdba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb79e",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 183,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.981,
"s": 42.629,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71019,
"c": 0.10547,
"h": 175.2
},
"luminance": 0.37872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB79E
secondary
#C798A3
accent
#5573D2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280