#4EA2AD#4EA2AD
#4EA2AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.083 H 206.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA2AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 162, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.06, -22.20, -13.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.06, 25.96, 211.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.44% -0.0737 -0.0372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.44% 0.083 206.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6020, 30.4753, 44.1656) |
| Luminance | 0.3048 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.93
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.62
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.49
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.88
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA2AD #AD594E
analogous
#4EAD89 #4EA2AD #4E73AD
triadic
#4EA2AD #AD4EA2 #A2AD4E
tetradic
#4EA2AD #894EAD #AD594E #73AD4E
square
#4EA2AD #894EAD #AD594E #73AD4E
split-complementary
#4EA2AD #AD4E73 #AD894E
monochromatic
#285359 #3B7B83 #4EA2AD #77B9C2 #A1CFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#4EA2AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.10
#4EA2AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA2AD
7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA2AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA2AD | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.10 | 7.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8791AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea2ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 162, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.083 206.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bdc5',
500: '#4ea2ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea2ad; $custom-light: #88bdc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea2ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 162,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.947,
"s": 37.849,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66442,
"c": 0.08259,
"h": 206.8
},
"luminance": 0.30477
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA2AD
secondary
#C29A95
accent
#675ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181