#4ECC9C#4ECC9C
#4ECC9C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.132 H 164.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4ECC9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 204, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(157, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 0%, 23.5%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.32, -46.13, 13.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.32, 48.14, 163.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.23% -0.1274 0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.23% 0.132 164.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7324, 47.2026, 38.9374) |
| Luminance | 0.4721 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.93
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.66
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.68
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.39
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.74
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4ECC9C #CC4E7E
analogous
#4ECC5D #4ECC9C #4EBDCC
triadic
#4ECC9C #9C4ECC #CC9C4E
tetradic
#4ECC9C #5D4ECC #CC4E7E #BDCC4E
square
#4ECC9C #5D4ECC #CC4E7E #BDCC4E
split-complementary
#4ECC9C #CC4EBD #CC5D4E
monochromatic
#247C5A #31AB7D #4ECC9C #7EDAB7 #ADE7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#4ECC9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.44
#4ECC9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4ECC9C
10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4ECC9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4ECC9C | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.44 | 10.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8BE99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B29F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ecc9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 204, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.132 164.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdcb9',
500: '#4ecc9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ecc9c; $custom-light: #8cdcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ecc9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 204,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.143,
"s": 55.263,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76234,
"c": 0.13221,
"h": 164.6
},
"luminance": 0.47206
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4ECC9C
secondary
#D5A1B5
accent
#4982DF
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1511
muted
#7E8380