#4CB99B#4CB99B
#4CB99B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.110 H 172.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB99B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 185, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 59%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 16.2%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.46, -38.47, 5.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.46, 38.93, 171.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.43% -0.1087 0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.43% 0.11 172.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2430, 38.5984, 37.0712) |
| Luminance | 0.3860 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.83
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.40
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.97
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.64
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB99B #B94C6A
analogous
#4CB964 #4CB99B #4CA0B9
triadic
#4CB99B #9B4CB9 #B99B4C
tetradic
#4CB99B #644CB9 #B94C6A #A0B94C
square
#4CB99B #644CB9 #B94C6A #A0B94C
split-complementary
#4CB99B #B94CA0 #B9644C
monochromatic
#276453 #389078 #4CB99B #78CAB4 #A4DBCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#4CB99B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.72
#4CB99B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB99B
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB99B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB99B | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.72 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AE9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A29D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb99b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 185, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.110 172.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88ceb8',
500: '#4cb99b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb99b; $custom-light: #88ceb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb99b",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 185,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.486,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71429,
"c": 0.10973,
"h": 172.1
},
"luminance": 0.38601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB99B
secondary
#C898A6
accent
#5477D4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280