#4E8B73#4E8B73
#4E8B73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.074 H 166.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8B73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 139, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 28%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 44%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.9%, 0%, 17.3%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.30, -25.72, 6.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.30, 26.59, 165.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.82% -0.0722 0.0173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.82% 0.074 166.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4678, 21.3216, 19.5167) |
| Luminance | 0.2132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Slate Green
#658D6D
ΔE00 5.38
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.50
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.18
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.42
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 6.72
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8B73 #8B4E66
analogous
#4E8B54 #4E8B73 #4E858B
triadic
#4E8B73 #734E8B #8B734E
tetradic
#4E8B73 #544E8B #8B4E66 #858B4E
square
#4E8B73 #544E8B #8B4E66 #858B4E
split-complementary
#4E8B73 #8B4E85 #8B544E
monochromatic
#223D32 #386453 #4E8B73 #6BAC92 #92C2AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#4E8B73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#4E8B73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8B73
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8B73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8B73 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#898372
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7C75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C8B84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8b73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 139, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.074 166.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83ad9b',
500: '#4e8b73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8b73; $custom-light: #83ad9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8b73",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 139,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 156.393,
"s": 28.111,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58815,
"c": 0.07425,
"h": 166.6
},
"luminance": 0.21323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8B73
secondary
#AE8796
accent
#638AC4
background
#F8FAF9
surface
#EFF4F2
border
#CACECC
text
#0B100E
muted
#7C7F7E