#4EA39E#4EA39E
#4EA39E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.083 H 190.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA39E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 163, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.1%, 0%, 3.1%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.90, -26.88, -5.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.90, 27.39, 191.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.15% -0.0814 -0.0147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.15% 0.083 190.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4081, 30.2807, 37.0050) |
| Luminance | 0.3028 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.74
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.50
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.48
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.98
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA39E #A34E53
analogous
#4EA374 #4EA39E #4E7DA3
triadic
#4EA39E #9E4EA3 #A39E4E
tetradic
#4EA39E #744EA3 #A34E53 #7DA34E
square
#4EA39E #744EA3 #A34E53 #7DA34E
split-complementary
#4EA39E #A34E7D #A3744E
monochromatic
#26504E #3A7A76 #4EA39E #72BCB7 #9CD0CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#4EA39E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.06
#4EA39E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA39E
7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA39E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA39E | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.06 | 7.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9C9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D919F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#13A7A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea39e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 163, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.083 190.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87beba',
500: '#4ea39e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea39e; $custom-light: #87beba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea39e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 163,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.471,
"s": 35.27,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66152,
"c": 0.08269,
"h": 190.2
},
"luminance": 0.30283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA39E
secondary
#BC9193
accent
#5C63CB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180