#4E9B93#4E9B93
#4E9B93 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.077 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9B93 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 155, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 33%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 50%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.7%, 0%, 5.2%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.13, -25.81, -3.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.13, 25.99, 186.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.81% -0.077 -0.0089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.81% 0.077 186.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1275, 27.1672, 31.7812) |
| Luminance | 0.2717 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.00
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.62
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.95
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.24
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.79
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9B93 #9B4E56
analogous
#4E9B6C #4E9B93 #4E7C9B
triadic
#4E9B93 #934E9B #9B934E
tetradic
#4E9B93 #6C4E9B #9B4E56 #7C9B4E
square
#4E9B93 #6C4E9B #9B4E56 #7C9B4E
split-complementary
#4E9B93 #9B4E7C #9B6C4E
monochromatic
#254A46 #3A726C #4E9B93 #6FB7AF #98CBC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#4E9B93 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#4E9B93 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9B93
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9B93 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9B93 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949493
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878A94
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#259E98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9b93; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 155, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.077 186.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86b9b2',
500: '#4e9b93',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9b93; $custom-light: #86b9b2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9b93",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 155,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.766,
"s": 33.047,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63812,
"c": 0.07748,
"h": 186.6
},
"luminance": 0.27169
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9B93
secondary
#B88D91
accent
#5F6AC9
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F6F5
border
#CBD0CF
text
#0C1111
muted
#7D8080