#4E9A93#4E9A93
#4E9A93 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.076 H 187.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9A93 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 154, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 33%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 49%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.4%, 0%, 4.5%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.82, -25.30, -3.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.82, 25.56, 188.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.56% -0.0758 -0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.56% 0.076 187.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9618, 26.8358, 31.7260) |
| Luminance | 0.2684 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.94
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.82
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.97
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.94
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9A93 #9A4E55
analogous
#4E9A6D #4E9A93 #4E7B9A
triadic
#4E9A93 #934E9A #9A934E
tetradic
#4E9A93 #6D4E9A #9A4E55 #7B9A4E
square
#4E9A93 #6D4E9A #9A4E55 #7B9A4E
split-complementary
#4E9A93 #9A4E7B #9A6D4E
monochromatic
#254945 #39716C #4E9A93 #6FB6B0 #98CBC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#4E9A93 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#4E9A93 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9A93
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9A93 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9A93 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.37 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939393
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868A94
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#259D98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9a93; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 154, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.076 187.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85b8b2',
500: '#4e9a93',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9a93; $custom-light: #85b8b2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9a93",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 154,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.474,
"s": 32.759,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63564,
"c": 0.07645,
"h": 187.6
},
"luminance": 0.26837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9A93
secondary
#B78D90
accent
#5F69C9
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F6F5
border
#CBD0CF
text
#0B1111
muted
#7C8080