#4CBC9D#4CBC9D
#4CBC9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.112 H 171.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CBC9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 188, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 16.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -39.33, 6.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 39.82, 170.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.23% -0.111 0.0159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.23% 0.112 171.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0466, 39.9345, 38.1745) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.58
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.74
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.89
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.54
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CBC9D #BC4C6B
analogous
#4CBC65 #4CBC9D #4CA3BC
triadic
#4CBC9D #9D4CBC #BC9D4C
tetradic
#4CBC9D #654CBC #BC4C6B #A3BC4C
square
#4CBC9D #654CBC #BC4C6B #A3BC4C
split-complementary
#4CBC9D #BC4CA3 #BC654C
monochromatic
#276755 #37947A #4CBC9D #79CDB5 #A5DDCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#4CBC9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#4CBC9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CBC9D
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CBC9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CBC9D | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B19C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A59F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cbc9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 188, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.112 171.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d1b9',
500: '#4cbc9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cbc9d; $custom-light: #89d1b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cbc9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 188,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.393,
"s": 45.528,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7223,
"c": 0.11215,
"h": 171.8
},
"luminance": 0.39937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CBC9D
secondary
#CA99A7
accent
#5377D5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280