#4EA59F#4EA59F
#4EA59F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.084 H 189.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA59F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 165, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.7%, 0%, 3.6%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.53, -27.60, -4.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.53, 28.03, 190.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.68% -0.0832 -0.0136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.68% 0.084 189.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8524, 31.0311, 37.5795) |
| Luminance | 0.3103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.90
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.99
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.04
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.03
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA59F #A54E54
analogous
#4EA573 #4EA59F #4E7FA5
triadic
#4EA59F #9F4EA5 #A59F4E
tetradic
#4EA59F #734EA5 #A54E54 #7FA54E
square
#4EA59F #734EA5 #A54E54 #7FA54E
split-complementary
#4EA59F #A54E7F #A5734E
monochromatic
#27524F #3A7B77 #4EA59F #73BDB8 #9DD1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#4EA59F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.21
#4EA59F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA59F
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA59F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA59F | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.21 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9D9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F93A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0FA9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea59f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 165, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.084 189.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c0bb',
500: '#4ea59f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea59f; $custom-light: #87c0bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea59f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 165,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.862,
"s": 35.802,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66677,
"c": 0.08434,
"h": 189.3
},
"luminance": 0.31033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA59F
secondary
#BD9194
accent
#5C64CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180