#4EA1AD#4EA1AD
#4EA1AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.082 H 207.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA1AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 161, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 6.9%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.76, -21.69, -13.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.76, 25.77, 212.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.2% -0.0726 -0.0384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.2% 0.082 207.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4265, 30.1244, 44.1071) |
| Luminance | 0.3013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.14
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.81
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.80
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.96
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.81
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA1AD #AD5A4E
analogous
#4EAD8A #4EA1AD #4E72AD
triadic
#4EA1AD #AD4EA1 #A1AD4E
tetradic
#4EA1AD #8A4EAD #AD5A4E #72AD4E
square
#4EA1AD #8A4EAD #AD5A4E #72AD4E
split-complementary
#4EA1AD #AD4E72 #AD8A4E
monochromatic
#285259 #3B7A83 #4EA1AD #77B8C2 #A1CED5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#4EA1AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#4EA1AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA1AD
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA1AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA1AD | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959CAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea1ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 161, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.082 207.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bdc5',
500: '#4ea1ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea1ad; $custom-light: #88bdc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea1ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 161,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.579,
"s": 37.849,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.662,
"c": 0.08215,
"h": 207.9
},
"luminance": 0.30127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA1AD
secondary
#C29B95
accent
#695ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181