#4EA28E#4EA28E
#4EA28E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.088 H 175.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA28E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 162, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.9%, 0%, 12.3%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.14, -30.52, 2.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.14, 30.63, 175.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.4% -0.0875 0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.4% 0.088 175.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9426, 29.4115, 30.1593) |
| Luminance | 0.2941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.18
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 3.42
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.36
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.67
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.76
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA28E #A24E62
analogous
#4EA264 #4EA28E #4E8CA2
triadic
#4EA28E #8E4EA2 #A28E4E
tetradic
#4EA28E #644EA2 #A24E62 #8CA24E
square
#4EA28E #644EA2 #A24E62 #8CA24E
split-complementary
#4EA28E #A24E8C #A2644E
monochromatic
#264F46 #3A796A #4EA28E #72BBAA #9BCFC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#4EA28E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.88
#4EA28E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA28E
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA28E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA28E | 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)
#9D998D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90908F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#26A49C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea28e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 162, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.088 175.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86beaf',
500: '#4ea28e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea28e; $custom-light: #86beaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea28e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 162,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.714,
"s": 35,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65395,
"c": 0.08776,
"h": 175.7
},
"luminance": 0.29413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA28E
secondary
#BC909A
accent
#5D77CB
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F7F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F