#4EA2A4#4EA2A4
#4EA2A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.081 H 197.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA2A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 162, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 36%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 1.2%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.77, -24.74, -8.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.77, 26.27, 199.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.11% -0.0776 -0.0244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.11% 0.081 197.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7603, 30.1386, 39.7327) |
| Luminance | 0.3014 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.81
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.24
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.04
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.32
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.43
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA2A4 #A4504E
analogous
#4EA47B #4EA2A4 #4E77A4
triadic
#4EA2A4 #A44EA2 #A2A44E
tetradic
#4EA2A4 #7B4EA4 #A4504E #77A44E
square
#4EA2A4 #7B4EA4 #A4504E #77A44E
split-complementary
#4EA2A4 #A44E77 #A47B4E
monochromatic
#275051 #3A797B #4EA2A4 #73BBBC #9CCFD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#4EA2A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#4EA2A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA2A4
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA2A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA2A4 | 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)
#989BA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A91A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#05A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea2a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 162, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.081 197.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bebe',
500: '#4ea2a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea2a4; $custom-light: #87bebe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea2a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 162,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.395,
"s": 35.537,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66114,
"c": 0.08132,
"h": 197.5
},
"luminance": 0.30141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA2A4
secondary
#BD9291
accent
#5F5CCC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181