#4EA78B#4EA78B
#4EA78B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.096 H 170.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA78B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 167, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 0%, 16.8%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.61, -33.62, 6.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.61, 34.23, 169.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.56% -0.0947 0.0164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.56% 0.096 170.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6187, 31.1193, 29.2884) |
| Luminance | 0.3112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.70
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.43
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.43
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.85
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 6.65
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA78B #A74E6A
analogous
#4EA75E #4EA78B #4E96A7
triadic
#4EA78B #8B4EA7 #A78B4E
tetradic
#4EA78B #5E4EA7 #A74E6A #96A74E
square
#4EA78B #5E4EA7 #A74E6A #96A74E
split-complementary
#4EA78B #A74E96 #A75E4E
monochromatic
#275446 #3B7D68 #4EA78B #74BEA7 #9ED2C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#4EA78B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.22
#4EA78B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA78B
7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA78B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA78B | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.22 | 7.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39D8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95938D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#27A89F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea78b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 167, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.096 170.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1ac',
500: '#4ea78b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea78b; $custom-light: #87c1ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea78b",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 167,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.124,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66559,
"c": 0.09614,
"h": 170.2
},
"luminance": 0.31121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA78B
secondary
#BE92A0
accent
#5B7FCC
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F7F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F