#4EA49D#4EA49D
#4EA49D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.084 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA49D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 164, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 36%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 0%, 4.3%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.17, -27.64, -4.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.17, 27.97, 188.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.36% -0.083 -0.012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.36% 0.084 188.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5006, 30.6029, 36.6129) |
| Luminance | 0.3060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.83
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.10
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.21
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.67
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA49D #A44E55
analogous
#4EA472 #4EA49D #4E80A4
triadic
#4EA49D #9D4EA4 #A49D4E
tetradic
#4EA49D #724EA4 #A44E55 #80A44E
square
#4EA49D #724EA4 #A44E55 #80A44E
split-complementary
#4EA49D #A44E80 #A4724E
monochromatic
#27514E #3A7B75 #4EA49D #73BCB6 #9CD0CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#4EA49D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#4EA49D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA49D
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA49D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA49D | 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)
#9C9C9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E929E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#14A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea49d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 164, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.084 188.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bfb9',
500: '#4ea49d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea49d; $custom-light: #87bfb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea49d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 164,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.116,
"s": 35.537,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66364,
"c": 0.08385,
"h": 188.3
},
"luminance": 0.30605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA49D
secondary
#BD9195
accent
#5C65CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180