#4D9999#4D9999

#4D9999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.075 H 195.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D9999
RGB	rgb(77, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 33%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(180, 50%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.66, -23.42, -7.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.66, 24.51, 197.20°)
OKLab	oklab(63.48% -0.0726 -0.02)
OKLCH	oklch(63.48% 0.075 195.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1992, 26.6584, 34.2119)
Luminance	0.2666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4D9999 #994D4D

analogous

#4D9973 #4D9999 #4D7399

triadic

#4D9999 #994D99 #99994D

tetradic

#4D9999 #734D99 #994D4D #73994D

square

#4D9999 #734D99 #994D4D #73994D

split-complementary

#4D9999 #994D73 #99734D

monochromatic

#244848 #397070 #4D9999 #6DB6B6 #96CACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#4D9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.33

#4D9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4D9999

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4D9999	1.00	3.32	6.33	6.33
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#919399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83899A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C9D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.075 195.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b7b7',
    500: '#4d9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d9999;
$custom-light: #85b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 33.043,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6348,
    "c": 0.07534,
    "h": 195.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D9999

secondary

#B78B8B

accent

#5F5FC9

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0C1111

muted

#7D8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D9999

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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