#4EA1AE#4EA1AE
#4EA1AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.082 H 208.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA1AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 161, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 7.5%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.79, -21.40, -14.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.79, 25.81, 213.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.24% -0.0722 -0.0399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.24% 0.082 208.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5237, 30.1632, 44.6186) |
| Luminance | 0.3016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.46
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.78
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.68
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.19
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.71
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA1AE #AE5B4E
analogous
#4EAE8B #4EA1AE #4E71AE
triadic
#4EA1AE #AE4EA1 #A1AE4E
tetradic
#4EA1AE #8B4EAE #AE5B4E #71AE4E
square
#4EA1AE #8B4EAE #AE5B4E #71AE4E
split-complementary
#4EA1AE #AE4E71 #AE8B4E
monochromatic
#285359 #3B7A84 #4EA1AE #77B8C2 #A1CED5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#4EA1AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#4EA1AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA1AE
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA1AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA1AE | 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)
#959CAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8691AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea1ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 161, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.082 208.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bdc6',
500: '#4ea1ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea1ae; $custom-light: #88bdc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea1ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 161,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.125,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66238,
"c": 0.08247,
"h": 208.9
},
"luminance": 0.30165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA1AE
secondary
#C29C96
accent
#6A5ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182