#4DB59C#4DB59C
#4DB59C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.104 H 174.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DB59C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 181, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.5%, 0%, 13.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.29, -36.20, 3.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.29, 36.39, 174.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.5% -0.1032 0.0094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.5% 0.104 174.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5824, 37.0233, 37.2441) |
| Luminance | 0.3703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.87
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.81
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.63
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DB59C #B54D66
analogous
#4DB568 #4DB59C #4D9AB5
triadic
#4DB59C #9C4DB5 #B59C4D
tetradic
#4DB59C #684DB5 #B54D66 #9AB54D
square
#4DB59C #684DB5 #B54D66 #9AB54D
split-complementary
#4DB59C #B54D9A #B5684D
monochromatic
#286052 #3A8B77 #4DB59C #78C7B4 #A3D9CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#4DB59C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#4DB59C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DB59C
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DB59C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DB59C | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFAB9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09F9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4db59c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 181, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.104 174.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88ccb9',
500: '#4db59c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4db59c; $custom-light: #88ccb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4db59c",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 181,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.577,
"s": 41.27,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70499,
"c": 0.10366,
"h": 174.8
},
"luminance": 0.37026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DB59C
secondary
#C698A3
accent
#5774D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280