#4EA198#4EA198
#4EA198 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.082 H 186.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA198 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 161, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 52%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.6%, 0%, 5.6%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.11, -27.48, -3.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.11, 27.65, 186.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.46% -0.0818 -0.0086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.46% 0.082 186) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5519, 29.3745, 34.2338) |
| Luminance | 0.2938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.09
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.60
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.60
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.92
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.60
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA198 #A14E57
analogous
#4EA16F #4EA198 #4E81A1
triadic
#4EA198 #984EA1 #A1984E
tetradic
#4EA198 #6F4EA1 #A14E57 #81A14E
square
#4EA198 #6F4EA1 #A14E57 #81A14E
split-complementary
#4EA198 #A14E81 #A16F4E
monochromatic
#264F4A #3A7871 #4EA198 #72BBB3 #9BCFC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#4EA198 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.88
#4EA198 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA198
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA198 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA198 | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9998
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8F99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1DA49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea198; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 161, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.082 186.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bdb6',
500: '#4ea198',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea198; $custom-light: #86bdb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea198",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 161,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.494,
"s": 34.728,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6546,
"c": 0.08222,
"h": 186
},
"luminance": 0.29376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA198
secondary
#BB9094
accent
#5D69CB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180