#4EA29C#4EA29C
#4EA29C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.082 H 189.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA29C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 162, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.9%, 0%, 3.7%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.53, -26.91, -4.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.53, 27.32, 189.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.84% -0.0811 -0.0131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.84% 0.082 189.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0605, 29.8587, 36.0468) |
| Luminance | 0.2986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.38
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.57
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.70
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.62
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.64
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA29C #A24E54
analogous
#4EA272 #4EA29C #4E7EA2
triadic
#4EA29C #9C4EA2 #A29C4E
tetradic
#4EA29C #724EA2 #A24E54 #7EA24E
square
#4EA29C #724EA2 #A24E54 #7EA24E
split-complementary
#4EA29C #A24E7E #A2724E
monochromatic
#264F4C #3A7974 #4EA29C #72BBB6 #9BCFCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#4EA29C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#4EA29C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA29C
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA29C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA29C | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9B9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C909D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#17A6A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea29c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 162, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.082 189.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87beb9',
500: '#4ea29c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea29c; $custom-light: #87beb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea29c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 162,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.714,
"s": 35,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65839,
"c": 0.08217,
"h": 189.2
},
"luminance": 0.29861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA29C
secondary
#BC9093
accent
#5D65CB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180