#4EA69B#4EA69B
#4EA69B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.086 H 184.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA69B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 166, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 0%, 6.6%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.72, -29.15, -2.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.72, 29.24, 184.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.79% -0.0862 -0.0068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.79% 0.086 184.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6920, 31.2566, 35.8413) |
| Luminance | 0.3126 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.04
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.76
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.14
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.43
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA69B #A64E59
analogous
#4EA66F #4EA69B #4E85A6
triadic
#4EA69B #9B4EA6 #A69B4E
tetradic
#4EA69B #6F4EA6 #A64E59 #85A64E
square
#4EA69B #6F4EA6 #A64E59 #85A64E
split-complementary
#4EA69B #A64E85 #A66F4E
monochromatic
#27534D #3A7C74 #4EA69B #74BEB4 #9DD1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#4EA69B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#4EA69B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA69B
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA69B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA69B | 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)
#9F9E9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91939C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16A9A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea69b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 166, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.086 184.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1b8',
500: '#4ea69b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea69b; $custom-light: #87c1b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea69b",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 166,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.5,
"s": 36.066,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66792,
"c": 0.08645,
"h": 184.5
},
"luminance": 0.31259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA69B
secondary
#BE9297
accent
#5C6ACC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180