#4EA49F#4EA49F
#4EA49F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.083 H 190.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 164, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 36%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 0%, 3%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.23, -27.10, -5.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.23, 27.62, 191.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.43% -0.0821 -0.0149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.43% 0.083 190.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6727, 30.6717, 37.5196) |
| Luminance | 0.3067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.99
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.62
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.23
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.12
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA49F #A44E53
analogous
#4EA474 #4EA49F #4E7EA4
triadic
#4EA49F #9F4EA4 #A49F4E
tetradic
#4EA49F #744EA4 #A44E53 #7EA44E
square
#4EA49F #744EA4 #A44E53 #7EA44E
split-complementary
#4EA49F #A44E7E #A4744E
monochromatic
#27514F #3A7B77 #4EA49F #73BCB8 #9CD0CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#4EA49F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.13
#4EA49F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA49F
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA49F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA49F | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.13 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9D9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E92A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#10A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea49f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 164, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.083 190.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bfbb',
500: '#4ea49f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea49f; $custom-light: #87bfbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea49f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 164,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.512,
"s": 35.537,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66431,
"c": 0.08341,
"h": 190.3
},
"luminance": 0.30674
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA49F
secondary
#BD9194
accent
#5C63CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180