#4EA0AD#4EA0AD

#4EA0AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.082 H 209.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EA0AD
RGB	rgb(78, 160, 173)
HSL	hsl(188, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(188, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 7.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.46, -21.17, -14.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.46, 25.58, 214.16°)
OKLab	oklab(65.96% -0.0715 -0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(65.96% 0.082 209.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.2525, 29.7763, 44.0491)
Luminance	0.2978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EA0AD #AD5B4E

analogous

#4EAD8B #4EA0AD #4E70AD

triadic

#4EA0AD #AD4EA0 #A0AD4E

tetradic

#4EA0AD #8B4EAD #AD5B4E #70AD4E

square

#4EA0AD #8B4EAD #AD5B4E #70AD4E

split-complementary

#4EA0AD #AD4E70 #AD8B4E

monochromatic

#285259 #3B7983 #4EA0AD #77B7C2 #A1CDD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#4EA0AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#4EA0AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4EA0AD

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EA0AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EA0AD	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#949BAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8590AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ea0ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 160, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.082 209.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88bcc5',
    500: '#4ea0ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ea0ad;
$custom-light: #88bcc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ea0ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.211,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65958,
    "c": 0.08176,
    "h": 209.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EA0AD

secondary

#C29B95

accent

#6A5ACE

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1212

muted

#7D8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EA0AD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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