#4CB99D#4CB99D
#4CB99D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.108 H 173.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB99D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 185, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 59%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 15.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.51, -37.98, 4.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.51, 38.30, 172.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.49% -0.1077 0.0125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.49% 0.108 173.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4124, 38.6661, 37.9631) |
| Luminance | 0.3867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.98
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.88
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.56
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.32
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB99D #B94C68
analogous
#4CB966 #4CB99D #4C9EB9
triadic
#4CB99D #9D4CB9 #B99D4C
tetradic
#4CB99D #664CB9 #B94C68 #9EB94C
square
#4CB99D #664CB9 #B94C68 #9EB94C
split-complementary
#4CB99D #B94C9E #B9664C
monochromatic
#276454 #389079 #4CB99D #78CAB5 #A4DBCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#4CB99D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.73
#4CB99D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB99D
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB99D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB99D | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.73 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AE9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A29F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb99d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 185, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.108 173.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88ceb9',
500: '#4cb99d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb99d; $custom-light: #88ceb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb99d",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 185,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.587,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71486,
"c": 0.10847,
"h": 173.4
},
"luminance": 0.38669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB99D
secondary
#C898A5
accent
#5475D4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280