#4DB09D#4DB09D
#4DB09D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.097 H 178.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DB09D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 176, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 0%, 10.8%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.80, -33.63, 1.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.80, 33.64, 178.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.29% -0.0972 0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.29% 0.097 178.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6690, 35.0604, 37.3590) |
| Luminance | 0.3506 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.61
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.13
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.76
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DB09D #B04D60
analogous
#4DB06C #4DB09D #4D91B0
triadic
#4DB09D #9D4DB0 #B09D4D
tetradic
#4DB09D #6C4DB0 #B04D60 #91B04D
square
#4DB09D #6C4DB0 #B04D60 #91B04D
split-complementary
#4DB09D #B04D91 #B06C4D
monochromatic
#285B51 #3A8577 #4DB09D #77C3B5 #A1D6CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4DB09D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#4DB09D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DB09D
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DB09D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DB09D | 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)
#A9A69C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9B9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4db09d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 176, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.097 178.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8b9',
500: '#4db09d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4db09d; $custom-light: #88c8b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4db09d",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 176,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.485,
"s": 39.13,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6929,
"c": 0.09725,
"h": 178.7
},
"luminance": 0.35063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DB09D
secondary
#C3969E
accent
#596FCF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280