#4E8F7E#4E8F7E
#4E8F7E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.072 H 174.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8F7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 143, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 29%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 45%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.5%, 0%, 11.9%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.83, -25.11, 2.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.83, 25.25, 174.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.15% -0.072 0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.15% 0.072 174.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7287, 22.7697, 23.2481) |
| Luminance | 0.2277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 2.45
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.39
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.38
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.76
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.92
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8F7E #8F4E5F
analogous
#4E8F5D #4E8F7E #4E7F8F
triadic
#4E8F7E #7E4E8F #8F7E4E
tetradic
#4E8F7E #5D4E8F #8F4E5F #7F8F4E
square
#4E8F7E #5D4E8F #8F4E5F #7F8F4E
split-complementary
#4E8F7E #8F4E7F #8F5D4E
monochromatic
#234038 #38675B #4E8F7E #6CAF9D #93C4B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#4E8F7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#4E8F7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8F7E
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8F7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8F7E | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B887D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80807F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#36908A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8f7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 143, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.072 174.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84b0a3',
500: '#4e8f7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8f7e; $custom-light: #84b0a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8f7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 143,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.308,
"s": 29.412,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6015,
"c": 0.07234,
"h": 174.9
},
"luminance": 0.22771
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8F7E
secondary
#B18893
accent
#627CC6
background
#F8FAFA
surface
#EFF4F3
border
#CACECD
text
#0B100F
muted
#7C7F7F