#4DC9A3#4DC9A3
#4DC9A3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.124 H 169.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4DC9A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 201, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 0%, 18.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.54, -43.43, 8.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.54, 44.33, 168.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.64% -0.1216 0.0228) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.64% 0.124 169.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5548, 45.9922, 41.9104) |
| Luminance | 0.4600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.39
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.81
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.56
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.92
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.18
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4DC9A3 #C94D73
analogous
#4DC965 #4DC9A3 #4DB1C9
triadic
#4DC9A3 #A34DC9 #C9A34D
tetradic
#4DC9A3 #654DC9 #C94D73 #B1C94D
square
#4DC9A3 #654DC9 #C94D73 #B1C94D
split-complementary
#4DC9A3 #C94DB1 #C9654D
monochromatic
#24775E #32A683 #4DC9A3 #7CD7BB #ABE5D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#4DC9A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.20
#4DC9A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4DC9A3
10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4DC9A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4DC9A3 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.20 | 10.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4BCA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2AFA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4dc9a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 201, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.124 169.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdabe',
500: '#4dc9a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4dc9a3; $custom-light: #8bdabe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4dc9a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 201,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.613,
"s": 53.448,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75643,
"c": 0.12368,
"h": 169.4
},
"luminance": 0.45995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4DC9A3
secondary
#D39FAF
accent
#4B78DD
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381