#4E9FAF#4E9FAF
#4E9FAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.082 H 212.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9FAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 159, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 9.1%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.23, -20.07, -15.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.23, 25.57, 218.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.79% -0.0695 -0.0438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.79% 0.082 212.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2748, 29.5089, 45.0184) |
| Luminance | 0.2951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.42
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.39
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.81
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.97
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9FAF #AF5E4E
analogous
#4EAF8F #4E9FAF #4E6FAF
triadic
#4E9FAF #AF4E9F #9FAF4E
tetradic
#4E9FAF #8F4EAF #AF5E4E #6FAF4E
square
#4E9FAF #8F4EAF #AF5E4E #6FAF4E
split-complementary
#4E9FAF #AF4E6F #AF8F4E
monochromatic
#28525A #3B7985 #4E9FAF #78B6C3 #A2CDD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#4E9FAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#4E9FAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9FAF
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9FAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9FAF | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#929AB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838FAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9faf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 159, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.082 212.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bbc6',
500: '#4e9faf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9faf; $custom-light: #88bbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9faf",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 159,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.897,
"s": 38.34,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65794,
"c": 0.08218,
"h": 212.2
},
"luminance": 0.29511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9FAF
secondary
#C39E96
accent
#6D5ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182