#4DB09C#4DB09C
#4DB09C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.098 H 177.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DB09C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 176, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 0%, 11.4%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.77, -33.88, 1.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.77, 33.92, 177.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.26% -0.0977 0.0035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.26% 0.098 177.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5840, 35.0264, 36.9113) |
| Luminance | 0.3503 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.28
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.21
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.34
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.76
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DB09C #B04D61
analogous
#4DB06B #4DB09C #4D92B0
triadic
#4DB09C #9C4DB0 #B09C4D
tetradic
#4DB09C #6B4DB0 #B04D61 #92B04D
square
#4DB09C #6B4DB0 #B04D61 #92B04D
split-complementary
#4DB09C #B04D92 #B06B4D
monochromatic
#285B51 #3A8576 #4DB09C #77C3B4 #A1D6CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4DB09C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#4DB09C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DB09C
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DB09C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DB09C | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA69B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9B9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#01B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4db09c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 176, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.098 177.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8b9',
500: '#4db09c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4db09c; $custom-light: #88c8b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4db09c",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 176,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.879,
"s": 39.13,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6926,
"c": 0.09775,
"h": 177.9
},
"luminance": 0.35029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DB09C
secondary
#C3969F
accent
#5971CF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280