#4E9A7C#4E9A7C
#4E9A7C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.089 H 165.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9A7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 154, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 33%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 49%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.4%, 0%, 19.5%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.21, -30.98, 8.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.21, 32.15, 164.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.87% -0.0865 0.022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.87% 0.089 165.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3340, 26.1846, 23.1529) |
| Luminance | 0.2619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 2.85
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.83
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.77
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 6.18
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 6.54
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9A7C #9A4E6C
analogous
#4E9A56 #4E9A7C #4E929A
triadic
#4E9A7C #7C4E9A #9A7C4E
tetradic
#4E9A7C #564E9A #9A4E6C #929A4E
square
#4E9A7C #564E9A #9A4E6C #929A4E
split-complementary
#4E9A7C #9A4E92 #9A564E
monochromatic
#25493B #39715B #4E9A7C #6FB69A #98CBB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#4E9A7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#4E9A7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9A7C
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9A7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9A7C | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97917A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B897E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#349A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9a7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 154, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.089 165.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85b8a2',
500: '#4e9a7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9a7c; $custom-light: #85b8a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9a7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 154,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 156.316,
"s": 32.759,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62868,
"c": 0.08926,
"h": 165.7
},
"luminance": 0.26186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9A7C
secondary
#B78D9D
accent
#5F89C9
background
#F8FBF9
surface
#F0F6F2
border
#CBD0CC
text
#0B110F
muted
#7C807E