#4EA39C#4EA39C
#4EA39C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.083 H 188.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA39C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 163, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.1%, 0%, 4.3%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.84, -27.41, -4.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.84, 27.73, 188.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.09% -0.0823 -0.0119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.09% 0.083 188.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2373, 30.2124, 36.1057) |
| Luminance | 0.3021 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.57
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.41
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.11
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.36
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.50
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA39C #A34E55
analogous
#4EA372 #4EA39C #4E80A3
triadic
#4EA39C #9C4EA3 #A39C4E
tetradic
#4EA39C #724EA3 #A34E55 #80A34E
square
#4EA39C #724EA3 #A34E55 #80A34E
split-complementary
#4EA39C #A34E80 #A3724E
monochromatic
#26504D #3A7A74 #4EA39C #72BCB6 #9CD0CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#4EA39C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.04
#4EA39C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA39C
7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA39C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA39C | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.04 | 7.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9B9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D919D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16A7A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea39c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 163, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.083 188.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87beb9',
500: '#4ea39c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea39c; $custom-light: #87beb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea39c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 163,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.059,
"s": 35.27,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66085,
"c": 0.08312,
"h": 188.2
},
"luminance": 0.30214
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA39C
secondary
#BC9194
accent
#5C66CB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180