#4E9FA2#4E9FA2
#4E9FA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.079 H 198.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9FA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 159, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.9%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.80, -23.77, -9.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.80, 25.47, 201.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.31% -0.075 -0.0253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.31% 0.079 198.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0590, 29.0226, 38.6149) |
| Luminance | 0.2903 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.35
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.20
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.56
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.75
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.78
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9FA2 #A2514E
analogous
#4EA27B #4E9FA2 #4E75A2
triadic
#4E9FA2 #A24E9F #9FA24E
tetradic
#4E9FA2 #7B4EA2 #A2514E #75A24E
square
#4E9FA2 #7B4EA2 #A2514E #75A24E
split-complementary
#4E9FA2 #A24E75 #A27B4E
monochromatic
#264E4F #3A7679 #4E9FA2 #72B9BB #9BCDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#4E9FA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#4E9FA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9FA2
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9FA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9FA2 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9599A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878EA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0EA4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9fa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 159, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.079 198.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bbbd',
500: '#4e9fa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9fa2; $custom-light: #87bbbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9fa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 159,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.143,
"s": 35,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6531,
"c": 0.07914,
"h": 198.6
},
"luminance": 0.29025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9FA2
secondary
#BC9290
accent
#615DCB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181