#4E9D7E#4E9D7E
#4E9D7E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.092 H 165.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9D7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 157, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 34%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 50%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 0%, 19.7%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.19, -31.95, 8.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.19, 33.15, 164.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.68% -0.0891 0.0227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.68% 0.092 165.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9631, 27.2384, 23.9929) |
| Luminance | 0.2724 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 2.98
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.03
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.81
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 6.06
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.24
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9D7E #9D4E6D
analogous
#4E9D56 #4E9D7E #4E949D
triadic
#4E9D7E #7E4E9D #9D7E4E
tetradic
#4E9D7E #564E9D #9D4E6D #949D4E
square
#4E9D7E #564E9D #9D4E6D #949D4E
split-complementary
#4E9D7E #9D4E94 #9D564E
monochromatic
#254B3C #3A745D #4E9D7E #70B89C #99CCB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#4E9D7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#4E9D7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9D7E
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9D7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9D7E | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A947C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8B80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#329D94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9d7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 157, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.092 165.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85baa3',
500: '#4e9d7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9d7e; $custom-light: #85baa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9d7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 157,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 156.456,
"s": 33.617,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63682,
"c": 0.09198,
"h": 165.7
},
"luminance": 0.2724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9D7E
secondary
#B98E9F
accent
#5E88CA
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F6F3
border
#CBD0CD
text
#0B120F
muted
#7C817F