#4EA59A#4EA59A
#4EA59A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.086 H 184.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA59A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 165, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.7%, 0%, 6.7%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.39, -28.92, -2.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.39, 29.01, 184.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.51% -0.0855 -0.0066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.51% 0.086 184.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4273, 30.8610, 35.3405) |
| Luminance | 0.3086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.83
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.26
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.91
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.01
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.26
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA59A #A54E59
analogous
#4EA56F #4EA59A #4E84A5
triadic
#4EA59A #9A4EA5 #A59A4E
tetradic
#4EA59A #6F4EA5 #A54E59 #84A54E
square
#4EA59A #6F4EA5 #A54E59 #84A54E
split-complementary
#4EA59A #A54E84 #A56F4E
monochromatic
#27524C #3A7B73 #4EA59A #73BDB4 #9DD1CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#4EA59A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.17
#4EA59A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA59A
7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA59A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA59A | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.17 | 7.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9D9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90939B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#18A8A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea59a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 165, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.086 184.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c0b7',
500: '#4ea59a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea59a; $custom-light: #87c0b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea59a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 165,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.414,
"s": 35.802,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66513,
"c": 0.08574,
"h": 184.4
},
"luminance": 0.30863
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA59A
secondary
#BD9197
accent
#5C6ACC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180