#4EA59D#4EA59D
#4EA59D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.085 H 187.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA59D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 165, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.7%, 0%, 4.8%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.48, -28.13, -3.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.48, 28.39, 187.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.61% -0.0841 -0.0108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.61% 0.085 187.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6802, 30.9622, 36.6728) |
| Luminance | 0.3096 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.08
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.83
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.60
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.63
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA59D #A54E56
analogous
#4EA572 #4EA59D #4E81A5
triadic
#4EA59D #9D4EA5 #A59D4E
tetradic
#4EA59D #724EA5 #A54E56 #81A54E
square
#4EA59D #724EA5 #A54E56 #81A54E
split-complementary
#4EA59D #A54E81 #A5724E
monochromatic
#27524E #3A7B75 #4EA59D #73BDB6 #9DD1CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#4EA59D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.19
#4EA59D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA59D
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA59D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA59D | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.19 | 7.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9D9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F939E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#13A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea59d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 165, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.085 187.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c0b9',
500: '#4ea59d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea59d; $custom-light: #87c0b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea59d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 165,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.483,
"s": 35.802,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66611,
"c": 0.08483,
"h": 187.3
},
"luminance": 0.30964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA59D
secondary
#BD9195
accent
#5C66CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180