#4E8489#4E8489
#4E8489 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.058 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8489 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 132, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 27%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 43%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.1%, 3.6%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.75, -16.51, -8.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.75, 18.48, 206.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.78% -0.0531 -0.0229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.78% 0.058 203.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9068, 19.9272, 26.6702) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.72
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.33
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.50
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 7.66
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 7.72
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8489 #89534E
analogous
#4E8971 #4E8489 #4E6789
triadic
#4E8489 #894E84 #84894E
tetradic
#4E8489 #714E89 #89534E #67894E
square
#4E8489 #714E89 #89534E #67894E
split-complementary
#4E8489 #894E67 #89714E
monochromatic
#22393B #385E62 #4E8489 #6AA5AA #91BCC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#4E8489 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#4E8489 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8489
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8489 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8489 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C8089
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#727889
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#338885
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8489; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 132, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.058 203.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83a8ab',
500: '#4e8489',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8489; $custom-light: #83a8ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8489",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 132,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.085,
"s": 27.442,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57781,
"c": 0.05784,
"h": 203.3
},
"luminance": 0.19928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8489
secondary
#AD8986
accent
#6C64C4
background
#F8FAFA
surface
#EFF4F4
border
#CACECE
text
#0B0F10
muted
#7C7F7F