#4EA3A7#4EA3A7
#4EA3A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.082 H 199.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA3A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 163, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 2.4%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.17, -24.41, -9.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.17, 26.35, 202.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.46% -0.0774 -0.0274) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.46% 0.082 199.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2113, 30.6019, 41.2353) |
| Luminance | 0.3060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.90
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.06
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.40
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.14
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA3A7 #A7524E
analogous
#4EA77F #4EA3A7 #4E76A7
triadic
#4EA3A7 #A74EA3 #A3A74E
tetradic
#4EA3A7 #7F4EA7 #A7524E #76A74E
square
#4EA3A7 #7F4EA7 #A7524E #76A74E
split-complementary
#4EA3A7 #A74E76 #A77F4E
monochromatic
#275254 #3B7A7D #4EA3A7 #74BBBE #9ECFD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#4EA3A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#4EA3A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA3A7
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA3A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA3A7 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999DA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A92A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea3a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 163, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.082 199.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bec1',
500: '#4ea3a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea3a7; $custom-light: #88bec1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea3a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 163,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.697,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66464,
"c": 0.08214,
"h": 199.5
},
"luminance": 0.30604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA3A7
secondary
#BE9492
accent
#615BCC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181