#4E8D99#4E8D99
#4E8D99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.067 H 211.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8D99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 141, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 32%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 49%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49%, 7.8%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.04, -16.89, -12.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.04, 21.11, 216.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.59% -0.0575 -0.0349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.59% 0.067 211.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4143, 22.9678, 33.5937) |
| Luminance | 0.2297 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.62
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 7.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.08
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.30
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.83
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 8.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8D99 #995A4E
analogous
#4E997F #4E8D99 #4E6799
triadic
#4E8D99 #994E8D #8D994E
tetradic
#4E8D99 #7F4E99 #995A4E #67994E
square
#4E8D99 #7F4E99 #995A4E #67994E
split-complementary
#4E8D99 #994E67 #997F4E
monochromatic
#254248 #396870 #4E8D99 #6FAAB5 #97C2CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#4E8D99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.59
#4E8D99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8D99
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8D99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8D99 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.59 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83899A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#778099
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#259291
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8d99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 141, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.067 211.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85aeb7',
500: '#4e8d99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8d99; $custom-light: #85aeb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8d99",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 141,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.6,
"s": 32.468,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60587,
"c": 0.06727,
"h": 211.3
},
"luminance": 0.22969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8D99
secondary
#B7938C
accent
#705FC9
background
#F8FAFB
surface
#F0F4F6
border
#CBCED0
text
#0B1011
muted
#7C7F80