#4EA3AF#4EA3AF

#4EA3AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.084 H 207.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EA3AF
RGB	rgb(78, 163, 175)
HSL	hsl(187, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(187, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.43, -22.14, -14.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.43, 26.21, 212.36°)
OKLab	oklab(66.76% -0.074 -0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(66.76% 0.084 207.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.9738, 30.9070, 45.2514)
Luminance	0.3091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EA3AF #AF5A4E

analogous

#4EAF8B #4EA3AF #4E72AF

triadic

#4EA3AF #AF4EA3 #A3AF4E

tetradic

#4EA3AF #8B4EAF #AF5A4E #72AF4E

square

#4EA3AF #8B4EAF #AF5A4E #72AF4E

split-complementary

#4EA3AF #AF4E72 #AF8B4E

monochromatic

#28545A #3B7C85 #4EA3AF #78B9C3 #A2CFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.92

#4EA3AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.18

#4EA3AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EA3AF

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EA3AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EA3AF	1.00	2.92	7.18	7.18
#FFFFFF	2.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#979DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8892AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ea3af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 163, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.084 207.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88bec6',
    500: '#4ea3af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ea3af;
$custom-light: #88bec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ea3af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.423,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66758,
    "c": 0.08358,
    "h": 207.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.30909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EA3AF

secondary

#C39C96

accent

#685ACE

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F7F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EA3AF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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