#4EA18E#4EA18E
#4EA18E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.087 H 176.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA18E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 161, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 52%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.6%, 0%, 11.8%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.84, -30.04, 2.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.84, 30.12, 175.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.15% -0.0863 0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.15% 0.087 176.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7671, 29.0606, 30.1008) |
| Luminance | 0.2906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 2.91
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 3.17
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.10
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.34
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.95
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA18E #A14E61
analogous
#4EA165 #4EA18E #4E8BA1
triadic
#4EA18E #8E4EA1 #A18E4E
tetradic
#4EA18E #654EA1 #A14E61 #8BA14E
square
#4EA18E #654EA1 #A14E61 #8BA14E
split-complementary
#4EA18E #A14E8B #A1654E
monochromatic
#264F45 #3A786A #4EA18E #72BBAA #9BCFC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#4EA18E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#4EA18E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA18E
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA18E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA18E | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 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)
#9C988D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8F8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#27A39B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea18e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 161, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.087 176.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bdaf',
500: '#4ea18e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea18e; $custom-light: #86bdaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea18e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 161,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.265,
"s": 34.728,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65146,
"c": 0.08651,
"h": 176.5
},
"luminance": 0.29062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA18E
secondary
#BB909A
accent
#5D76CB
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F6F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F