#4CBF9C#4CBF9C
#4CBF9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.117 H 169.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CBF9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 191, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 18.3%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.31, -40.90, 8.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.31, 41.69, 168.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.95% -0.1147 0.0206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.95% 0.117 169.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6091, 41.1956, 37.9426) |
| Luminance | 0.4120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.51
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.14
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.60
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.39
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.45
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CBF9C #BF4C6F
analogous
#4CBF63 #4CBF9C #4CA9BF
triadic
#4CBF9C #9C4CBF #BF9C4C
tetradic
#4CBF9C #634CBF #BF4C6F #A9BF4C
square
#4CBF9C #634CBF #BF4C6F #A9BF4C
split-complementary
#4CBF9C #BF4CA9 #BF634C
monochromatic
#266B56 #36987A #4CBF9C #79CFB5 #A6DFCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#4CBF9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#4CBF9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CBF9C
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CBF9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CBF9C | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB39A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A79E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cbf9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 191, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.117 169.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d3b9',
500: '#4cbf9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cbf9c; $custom-light: #89d3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cbf9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 191,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.739,
"s": 47.325,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72947,
"c": 0.11655,
"h": 169.8
},
"luminance": 0.41198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CBF9C
secondary
#CC9AAA
accent
#517AD7
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1411
muted
#7D8380