#4CB99A#4CB99A
#4CB99A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.110 H 171.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB99A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 185, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 59%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 16.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.43, -38.71, 6.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.43, 39.24, 170.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.4% -0.1091 0.0165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.4% 0.11 171.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1594, 38.5649, 36.6308) |
| Luminance | 0.3857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.83
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.18
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.59
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.64
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB99A #B94C6B
analogous
#4CB963 #4CB99A #4CA1B9
triadic
#4CB99A #9A4CB9 #B99A4C
tetradic
#4CB99A #634CB9 #B94C6B #A1B94C
square
#4CB99A #634CB9 #B94C6B #A1B94C
split-complementary
#4CB99A #B94CA1 #B9634C
monochromatic
#276452 #389077 #4CB99A #78CAB3 #A4DBCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#4CB99A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#4CB99A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB99A
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB99A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB99A | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AE99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A29C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb99a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 185, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.110 171.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88ceb7',
500: '#4cb99a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb99a; $custom-light: #88ceb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb99a",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 185,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.936,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71401,
"c": 0.11038,
"h": 171.4
},
"luminance": 0.38568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB99A
secondary
#C898A6
accent
#5478D4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280