#4CB89E#4CB89E
#4CB89E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.107 H 174.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB89E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 184, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 43%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 59%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 0%, 14.1%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.23, -37.28, 3.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.23, 37.49, 173.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.27% -0.1062 0.01) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.27% 0.107 174.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2897, 38.2835, 38.3451) |
| Luminance | 0.3829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.10
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.51
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.81
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.20
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB89E #B84C66
analogous
#4CB868 #4CB89E #4C9CB8
triadic
#4CB89E #9E4CB8 #B89E4C
tetradic
#4CB89E #684CB8 #B84C66 #9CB84C
square
#4CB89E #684CB8 #B84C66 #9CB84C
split-complementary
#4CB89E #B84C9C #B8684C
monochromatic
#276354 #388E7A #4CB89E #78C9B6 #A4DBCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#4CB89E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#4CB89E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB89E
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB89E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB89E | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2AD9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A1A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb89e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 184, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.107 174.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88ceba',
500: '#4cb89e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb89e; $custom-light: #88ceba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb89e",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 184,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.556,
"s": 43.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71267,
"c": 0.10667,
"h": 174.6
},
"luminance": 0.38286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB89E
secondary
#C898A3
accent
#5573D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280