#4EA49C#4EA49C
#4EA49C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.084 H 187.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA49C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 164, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 36%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 0%, 4.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.14, -27.90, -3.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.14, 28.16, 187.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.33% -0.0834 -0.0106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.33% 0.084 187.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4156, 30.5689, 36.1652) |
| Luminance | 0.3057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.82
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.09
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.41
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.48
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA49C #A44E56
analogous
#4EA471 #4EA49C #4E81A4
triadic
#4EA49C #9C4EA4 #A49C4E
tetradic
#4EA49C #714EA4 #A44E56 #81A44E
square
#4EA49C #714EA4 #A44E56 #81A44E
split-complementary
#4EA49C #A44E81 #A4714E
monochromatic
#27514D #3A7B75 #4EA49C #73BCB6 #9CD0CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#4EA49C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#4EA49C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA49C
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA49C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA49C | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9C9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E929D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#15A7A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea49c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 164, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.084 187.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bfb9',
500: '#4ea49c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea49c; $custom-light: #87bfb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea49c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 164,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.419,
"s": 35.537,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66331,
"c": 0.08411,
"h": 187.3
},
"luminance": 0.30571
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA49C
secondary
#BD9195
accent
#5C67CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180