#4AA78E#4AA78E
#4AA78E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.097 H 173.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AA78E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 167, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 56%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 15%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.54, -33.80, 4.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.54, 34.11, 172.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.49% -0.0959 0.0118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.49% 0.097 173) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5230, 31.0442, 30.4438) |
| Luminance | 0.3105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.68
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.01
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.20
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.46
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.62
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AA78E #A74A63
analogous
#4AA760 #4AA78E #4A92A7
triadic
#4AA78E #8E4AA7 #A78E4A
tetradic
#4AA78E #604AA7 #A74A63 #92A74A
square
#4AA78E #604AA7 #A74A63 #92A74A
split-complementary
#4AA78E #A74A92 #A7604A
monochromatic
#245246 #377D6A #4AA78E #6FBFAA #99D2C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#4AA78E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.21
#4AA78E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AA78E
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AA78E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AA78E | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.21 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29D8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949390
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16A9A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aa78e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 167, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.097 173.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c1af',
500: '#4aa78e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aa78e; $custom-light: #85c1af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aa78e",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 167,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.871,
"s": 38.589,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66493,
"c": 0.09664,
"h": 173
},
"luminance": 0.31046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AA78E
secondary
#BE8E9B
accent
#5979CF
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F7F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F