#4EA69E#4EA69E
#4EA69E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.086 H 187.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA69E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 166, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 0%, 4.8%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.81, -28.36, -3.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.81, 28.63, 187.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.89% -0.0848 -0.011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.89% 0.086 187.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9470, 31.3586, 37.1847) |
| Luminance | 0.3136 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.59
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.65
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.76
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.81
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA69E #A64E56
analogous
#4EA672 #4EA69E #4E82A6
triadic
#4EA69E #9E4EA6 #A69E4E
tetradic
#4EA69E #724EA6 #A64E56 #82A64E
square
#4EA69E #724EA6 #A64E56 #82A64E
split-complementary
#4EA69E #A64E82 #A6724E
monochromatic
#27534F #3A7C76 #4EA69E #74BEB7 #9DD1CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#4EA69E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.27
#4EA69E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA69E
7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA69E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA69E | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.27 | 7.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9E9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90949F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#10AAA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea69e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 166, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.086 187.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1ba',
500: '#4ea69e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea69e; $custom-light: #87c1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea69e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 166,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.545,
"s": 36.066,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6689,
"c": 0.08554,
"h": 187.4
},
"luminance": 0.31361
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA69E
secondary
#BE9296
accent
#5C66CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180