#4E8B91#4E8B91
#4E8B91 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.064 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8B91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 139, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 30%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 46%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.2%, 4.1%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.16, -18.07, -9.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.16, 20.35, 207.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.8% -0.0584 -0.0258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.8% 0.064 203.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4834, 22.1279, 30.1324) |
| Luminance | 0.2213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.48
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.64
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.90
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.94
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.71
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8B91 #91544E
analogous
#4E9175 #4E8B91 #4E6991
triadic
#4E8B91 #914E8B #8B914E
tetradic
#4E8B91 #754E91 #91544E #69914E
square
#4E8B91 #754E91 #91544E #69914E
split-complementary
#4E8B91 #914E69 #91754E
monochromatic
#233F41 #396569 #4E8B91 #6CAAB0 #94C1C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#4E8B91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.43
#4E8B91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8B91
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8B91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8B91 | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.43 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#838691
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#777E91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C8F8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8b91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 139, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.064 203.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84adb1',
500: '#4e8b91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8b91; $custom-light: #84adb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8b91",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 139,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.373,
"s": 30.045,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59796,
"c": 0.06388,
"h": 203.8
},
"luminance": 0.22129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8B91
secondary
#B28D89
accent
#6B62C6
background
#F8FAFA
surface
#EFF4F5
border
#CACECF
text
#0B1010
muted
#7C7F7F