#4EA197#4EA197
#4EA197 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.083 H 185.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA197 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 161, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 52%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.6%, 0%, 6.2%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.08, -27.74, -2.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.08, 27.85, 185.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.43% -0.0822 -0.0072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.43% 0.083 185) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4703, 29.3419, 33.8043) |
| Luminance | 0.2934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.19
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.36
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.33
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.79
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.62
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA197 #A14E58
analogous
#4EA16E #4EA197 #4E82A1
triadic
#4EA197 #974EA1 #A1974E
tetradic
#4EA197 #6E4EA1 #A14E58 #82A14E
square
#4EA197 #6E4EA1 #A14E58 #82A14E
split-complementary
#4EA197 #A14E82 #A16E4E
monochromatic
#264F4A #3A7870 #4EA197 #72BBB2 #9BCFC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#4EA197 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.87
#4EA197 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA197
6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA197 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA197 | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.87 | 6.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9997
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8F98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1EA49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea197; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 161, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.083 185.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bdb5',
500: '#4ea197',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea197; $custom-light: #86bdb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea197",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 161,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.771,
"s": 34.728,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65427,
"c": 0.08253,
"h": 185
},
"luminance": 0.29344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA197
secondary
#BB9095
accent
#5D6ACB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180