#4EA0AE#4EA0AE

#4EA0AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.082 H 210.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EA0AE
RGB	rgb(78, 160, 174)
HSL	hsl(189, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(189, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.49, -20.88, -14.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.49, 25.64, 215.47°)
OKLab	oklab(66% -0.071 -0.0411)
OKLCH	oklch(66% 0.082 210.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.3496, 29.8151, 44.5606)
Luminance	0.2982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EA0AE #AE5C4E

analogous

#4EAE8C #4EA0AE #4E70AE

triadic

#4EA0AE #AE4EA0 #A0AE4E

tetradic

#4EA0AE #8C4EAE #AE5C4E #70AE4E

square

#4EA0AE #8C4EAE #AE5C4E #70AE4E

split-complementary

#4EA0AE #AE4E70 #AE8C4E

monochromatic

#285259 #3B7984 #4EA0AE #77B7C2 #A1CDD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#4EA0AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#4EA0AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4EA0AE

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EA0AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EA0AE	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)

#949BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8590AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ea0ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 160, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.082 210.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88bcc6',
    500: '#4ea0ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ea0ae;
$custom-light: #88bcc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ea0ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.75,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65997,
    "c": 0.0821,
    "h": 210.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EA0AE

secondary

#C29C96

accent

#6B5ACE

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EA0AE

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

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