#4E9498#4E9498

#4E9498 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.071 H 200.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E9498
RGB	rgb(78, 148, 152)
HSL	hsl(183, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(183, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 2.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.14, -20.88, -8.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.14, 22.71, 203.18°)
OKLab	oklab(62.26% -0.0664 -0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(62.26% 0.071 200.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3970, 25.0649, 33.5155)
Luminance	0.2507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E9498 #98524E

analogous

#4E9877 #4E9498 #4E6F98

triadic

#4E9498 #984E94 #94984E

tetradic

#4E9498 #774E98 #98524E #6F984E

square

#4E9498 #774E98 #98524E #6F984E

split-complementary

#4E9498 #984E6F #98774E

monochromatic

#244547 #396D70 #4E9498 #6EB1B5 #97C7CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#4E9498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#4E9498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E9498

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E9498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E9498	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B8F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#239895

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e9498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 148, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.071 200.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b3b6',
    500: '#4e9498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e9498;
$custom-light: #85b3b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e9498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.243,
    "s": 32.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62259,
    "c": 0.07081,
    "h": 200.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.25067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E9498

secondary

#B68E8C

accent

#655FC8

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E9498

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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