#4EA299#4EA299
#4EA299 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.083 H 186.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA299 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 162, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.9%, 0%, 5.6%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.45, -27.71, -3.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.45, 27.88, 186.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.74% -0.0825 -0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.74% 0.083 186.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8096, 29.7583, 34.7254) |
| Luminance | 0.2976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.33
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.73
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.77
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.04
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.64
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA299 #A24E57
analogous
#4EA26F #4EA299 #4E81A2
triadic
#4EA299 #994EA2 #A2994E
tetradic
#4EA299 #6F4EA2 #A24E57 #81A24E
square
#4EA299 #6F4EA2 #A24E57 #81A24E
split-complementary
#4EA299 #A24E81 #A26F4E
monochromatic
#264F4B #3A7972 #4EA299 #72BBB3 #9BCFC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#4EA299 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.95
#4EA299 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA299
6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA299 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA299 | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.95 | 6.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9A99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D909A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1BA59F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea299; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 162, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.083 186.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87beb7',
500: '#4ea299',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea299; $custom-light: #87beb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea299",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 162,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.571,
"s": 35,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6574,
"c": 0.08294,
"h": 186.1
},
"luminance": 0.2976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA299
secondary
#BC9095
accent
#5D69CB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180