#4CBE9E#4CBE9E
#4CBE9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.114 H 171.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CBE9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 190, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 16.8%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.06, -39.98, 6.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.06, 40.52, 170.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.75% -0.1127 0.0169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.75% 0.114 171.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5625, 40.8292, 38.7694) |
| Luminance | 0.4083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.09
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.40
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.74
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.29
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CBE9E #BE4C6C
analogous
#4CBE65 #4CBE9E #4CA5BE
triadic
#4CBE9E #9E4CBE #BE9E4C
tetradic
#4CBE9E #654CBE #BE4C6C #A5BE4C
square
#4CBE9E #654CBE #BE4C6C #A5BE4C
split-complementary
#4CBE9E #BE4CA5 #BE654C
monochromatic
#266957 #37967B #4CBE9E #79CEB6 #A6DFCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#4CBE9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#4CBE9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CBE9E
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CBE9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CBE9E | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B29C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A6A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cbe9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 190, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.114 171.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d2ba',
500: '#4cbe9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cbe9e; $custom-light: #89d2ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cbe9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 190,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.158,
"s": 46.721,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72754,
"c": 0.11395,
"h": 171.5
},
"luminance": 0.40832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CBE9E
secondary
#CC9AA8
accent
#5177D6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0D1411
muted
#7D8280