#4EA4B2#4EA4B2
#4EA4B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.085 H 209.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA4B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 164, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 7.9%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.83, -21.79, -15.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.83, 26.51, 214.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.11% -0.0739 -0.0418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.11% 0.085 209.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4500, 31.3826, 46.8798) |
| Luminance | 0.3139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.01
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.58
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.77
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.41
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA4B2 #B25C4E
analogous
#4EB28E #4EA4B2 #4E72B2
triadic
#4EA4B2 #B24EA4 #A4B24E
tetradic
#4EA4B2 #8E4EB2 #B25C4E #72B24E
square
#4EA4B2 #8E4EB2 #B25C4E #72B24E
split-complementary
#4EA4B2 #B24E72 #B28E4E
monochromatic
#29565D #3B7D88 #4EA4B2 #79BAC5 #A3D0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#4EA4B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.28
#4EA4B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA4B2
7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA4B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA4B2 | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.28 | 7.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979FB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8893B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea4b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 164, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.085 209.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89bfc9',
500: '#4ea4b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea4b2; $custom-light: #89bfc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea4b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 164,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.4,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67113,
"c": 0.08491,
"h": 209.5
},
"luminance": 0.31385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA4B2
secondary
#C49E98
accent
#6959CF
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182