#4EA496#4EA496
#4EA496 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.086 H 181.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA496 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 164, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 36%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 0%, 8.5%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.97, -29.47, -0.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.97, 29.47, 181.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.14% -0.0861 -0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.14% 0.086 181.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9200, 30.3706, 33.5552) |
| Luminance | 0.3037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.25
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.51
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.70
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA496 #A44E5C
analogous
#4EA46B #4EA496 #4E87A4
triadic
#4EA496 #964EA4 #A4964E
tetradic
#4EA496 #6B4EA4 #A44E5C #87A44E
square
#4EA496 #6B4EA4 #A44E5C #87A44E
split-complementary
#4EA496 #A44E87 #A46B4E
monochromatic
#27514A #3A7B70 #4EA496 #73BCB0 #9CD0C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#4EA496 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#4EA496 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA496
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA496 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA496 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9C95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909297
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1EA7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea496; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 164, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.086 181.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bfb4',
500: '#4ea496',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea496; $custom-light: #87bfb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea496",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 164,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.233,
"s": 35.537,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66138,
"c": 0.08618,
"h": 181.5
},
"luminance": 0.30373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA496
secondary
#BD9198
accent
#5C6ECC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180