#4EA399#4EA399
#4EA399 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.084 H 185.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA399 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 163, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.1%, 0%, 6.1%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.75, -28.20, -2.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.75, 28.33, 185.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.99% -0.0836 -0.0076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.99% 0.084 185.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9864, 30.1120, 34.7844) |
| Luminance | 0.3011 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.66
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.71
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.04
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.43
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA399 #A34E58
analogous
#4EA36E #4EA399 #4E83A3
triadic
#4EA399 #994EA3 #A3994E
tetradic
#4EA399 #6E4EA3 #A34E58 #83A34E
square
#4EA399 #6E4EA3 #A34E58 #83A34E
split-complementary
#4EA399 #A34E83 #A36E4E
monochromatic
#26504B #3A7A72 #4EA399 #72BCB3 #9CD0C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#4EA399 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#4EA399 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA399
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA399 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA399 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9B99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E919A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1AA6A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea399; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 163, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.084 185.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87beb7',
500: '#4ea399',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea399; $custom-light: #87beb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea399",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 163,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.941,
"s": 35.27,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65987,
"c": 0.08398,
"h": 185.2
},
"luminance": 0.30114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA399
secondary
#BC9196
accent
#5C6ACB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180