#4EA69C#4EA69C
#4EA69C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.086 H 185.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA69C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 166, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 0%, 6%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.75, -28.88, -2.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.75, 29.03, 185.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.82% -0.0857 -0.0082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.82% 0.086 185.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7763, 31.2903, 36.2854) |
| Luminance | 0.3129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.43
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.67
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.34
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.53
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA69C #A64E58
analogous
#4EA670 #4EA69C #4E84A6
triadic
#4EA69C #9C4EA6 #A69C4E
tetradic
#4EA69C #704EA6 #A64E58 #84A64E
square
#4EA69C #704EA6 #A64E58 #84A64E
split-complementary
#4EA69C #A64E84 #A6704E
monochromatic
#27534E #3A7C75 #4EA69C #74BEB5 #9DD1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#4EA69C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.26
#4EA69C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA69C
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA69C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA69C | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.26 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9E9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90939D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#14A9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea69c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 166, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.086 185.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1b9',
500: '#4ea69c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea69c; $custom-light: #87c1b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea69c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 166,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.182,
"s": 36.066,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66824,
"c": 0.08612,
"h": 185.5
},
"luminance": 0.31292
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA69C
secondary
#BE9297
accent
#5C68CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180