#4EA2AB#4EA2AB
#4EA2AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.082 H 204.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA2AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 162, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.4%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.00, -22.77, -12.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.00, 25.95, 208.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.37% -0.0746 -0.0343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.37% 0.082 204.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4099, 30.3984, 43.1540) |
| Luminance | 0.3040 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.40
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.74
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.20
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.88
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 10.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA2AB #AB574E
analogous
#4EAB86 #4EA2AB #4E74AB
triadic
#4EA2AB #AB4EA2 #A2AB4E
tetradic
#4EA2AB #864EAB #AB574E #74AB4E
square
#4EA2AB #864EAB #AB574E #74AB4E
split-complementary
#4EA2AB #AB4E74 #AB864E
monochromatic
#285257 #3B7A81 #4EA2AB #76B9C0 #A0CFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#4EA2AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#4EA2AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA2AB
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA2AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA2AB | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979CAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8891AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea2ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 162, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.082 204.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bdc4',
500: '#4ea2ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea2ab; $custom-light: #88bdc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea2ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 162,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.806,
"s": 37.349,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66367,
"c": 0.08211,
"h": 204.7
},
"luminance": 0.30401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA2AB
secondary
#C19994
accent
#665ACD
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181