#4CBC9A#4CBC9A
#4CBC9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.114 H 170.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CBC9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 188, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 18.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.35, -40.05, 7.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.35, 40.80, 168.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.15% -0.1124 0.0199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.15% 0.114 170) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7936, 39.8333, 36.8422) |
| Luminance | 0.3984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.73
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.82
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.82
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.27
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.45
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CBC9A #BC4C6E
analogous
#4CBC62 #4CBC9A #4CA6BC
triadic
#4CBC9A #9A4CBC #BC9A4C
tetradic
#4CBC9A #624CBC #BC4C6E #A6BC4C
square
#4CBC9A #624CBC #BC4C6E #A6BC4C
split-complementary
#4CBC9A #BC4CA6 #BC624C
monochromatic
#276753 #379478 #4CBC9A #79CDB3 #A5DDCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#4CBC9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#4CBC9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CBC9A
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CBC9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CBC9A | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B098
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A59C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cbc9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 188, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.114 170.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d1b7',
500: '#4cbc9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cbc9a; $custom-light: #89d1b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cbc9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 188,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.786,
"s": 45.528,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72147,
"c": 0.11415,
"h": 170
},
"luminance": 0.39836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CBC9A
secondary
#CA99A8
accent
#537AD5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280