#4EA0AF#4EA0AF
#4EA0AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.082 H 211.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA0AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 160, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 8.6%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.53, -20.59, -15.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.53, 25.70, 216.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.04% -0.0706 -0.0426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.04% 0.082 211.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4475, 29.8543, 45.0759) |
| Luminance | 0.2986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.08
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.06
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.10
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.28
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.91
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA0AF #AF5D4E
analogous
#4EAF8D #4EA0AF #4E70AF
triadic
#4EA0AF #AF4EA0 #A0AF4E
tetradic
#4EA0AF #8D4EAF #AF5D4E #70AF4E
square
#4EA0AF #8D4EAF #AF5D4E #70AF4E
split-complementary
#4EA0AF #AF4E70 #AF8D4E
monochromatic
#28535A #3B7985 #4EA0AF #78B7C3 #A2CED6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#4EA0AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#4EA0AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA0AF
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA0AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA0AF | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939BB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8590AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea0af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 160, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.082 211.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bcc6',
500: '#4ea0af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea0af; $custom-light: #88bcc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea0af",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 160,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.278,
"s": 38.34,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66035,
"c": 0.08248,
"h": 211.1
},
"luminance": 0.29856
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA0AF
secondary
#C39D96
accent
#6C5ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182