#4EA59E#4EA59E
#4EA59E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.085 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 165, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.7%, 0%, 4.2%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.50, -27.86, -4.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.50, 28.20, 188.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.64% -0.0837 -0.0122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.64% 0.085 188.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7660, 30.9965, 37.1243) |
| Luminance | 0.3100 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.10
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.72
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.85
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.33
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.82
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA59E #A54E55
analogous
#4EA572 #4EA59E #4E81A5
triadic
#4EA59E #9E4EA5 #A59E4E
tetradic
#4EA59E #724EA5 #A54E55 #81A54E
square
#4EA59E #724EA5 #A54E55 #81A54E
split-complementary
#4EA59E #A54E81 #A5724E
monochromatic
#27524E #3A7B76 #4EA59E #73BDB7 #9DD1CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#4EA59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.20
#4EA59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA59E
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA59E | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9D9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F939F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#11A9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 165, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.085 188.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c0ba',
500: '#4ea59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea59e; $custom-light: #87c0ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 165,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.172,
"s": 35.802,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66644,
"c": 0.08457,
"h": 188.3
},
"luminance": 0.30999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA59E
secondary
#BD9195
accent
#5C65CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180