#4DB99E#4DB99E
#4DB99E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.107 H 174.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DB99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 185, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.4%, 0%, 14.6%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.56, -37.54, 4.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.56, 37.80, 173.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.55% -0.1067 0.0113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.55% 0.107 174) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5782, 38.7417, 38.4184) |
| Luminance | 0.3874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.15
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.70
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.44
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.84
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.08
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DB99E #B94D68
analogous
#4DB968 #4DB99E #4D9EB9
triadic
#4DB99E #9E4DB9 #B99E4D
tetradic
#4DB99E #684DB9 #B94D68 #9EB94D
square
#4DB99E #684DB9 #B94D68 #9EB94D
split-complementary
#4DB99E #B94D9E #B9684D
monochromatic
#276455 #39907A #4DB99E #79CAB6 #A5DCCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#4DB99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#4DB99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DB99E
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DB99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DB99E | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AE9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A2A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4db99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 185, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.107 174.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89ceba',
500: '#4db99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4db99e; $custom-light: #89ceba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4db99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 185,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 43.548,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71547,
"c": 0.1073,
"h": 174
},
"luminance": 0.38744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DB99E
secondary
#C999A5
accent
#5574D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280