#4D978C#4D978C
#4D978C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.076 H 183.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4D978C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 151, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 32%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 49%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49%, 0%, 7.3%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.66, -25.86, -1.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.66, 25.90, 182.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.55% -0.0761 -0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.55% 0.076 183) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8588, 25.6029, 28.7539) |
| Luminance | 0.2560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 2.37
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.53
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.46
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 3.47
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.54
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4D978C #974D58
analogous
#4D9767 #4D978C #4D7D97
triadic
#4D978C #8C4D97 #978C4D
tetradic
#4D978C #674D97 #974D58 #7D974D
square
#4D978C #674D97 #974D58 #7D974D
split-complementary
#4D978C #974D7D #97674D
monochromatic
#244641 #386E66 #4D978C #6DB4AA #95C9C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#4D978C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#4D978C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4D978C
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4D978C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4D978C | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91908C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85878D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#299A94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4d978c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 151, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.076 183.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84b6ad',
500: '#4d978c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4d978c; $custom-light: #84b6ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4d978c",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 151,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.081,
"s": 32.456,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62547,
"c": 0.07621,
"h": 183
},
"luminance": 0.25604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4D978C
secondary
#B68A91
accent
#5F6FC9
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F6F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0B1110
muted
#7C807F