#4EA69A#4EA69A
#4EA69A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.087 H 183.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA69A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 166, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 0%, 7.2%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.70, -29.41, -1.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.70, 29.46, 183.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.76% -0.0866 -0.0054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.76% 0.087 183.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6083, 31.2232, 35.4008) |
| Luminance | 0.3123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.89
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.95
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.37
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA69A #A64E5A
analogous
#4EA66E #4EA69A #4E86A6
triadic
#4EA69A #9A4EA6 #A69A4E
tetradic
#4EA69A #6E4EA6 #A64E5A #86A64E
square
#4EA69A #6E4EA6 #A64E5A #86A64E
split-complementary
#4EA69A #A64E86 #A66E4E
monochromatic
#27534D #3A7C73 #4EA69A #74BEB3 #9DD1CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#4EA69A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#4EA69A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA69A
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA69A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA69A | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9E9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91939B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#17A9A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea69a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 166, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.087 183.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1b7',
500: '#4ea69a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea69a; $custom-light: #87c1b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea69a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 166,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.818,
"s": 36.066,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6676,
"c": 0.0868,
"h": 183.6
},
"luminance": 0.31225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA69A
secondary
#BE9298
accent
#5C6BCC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180