#4EA78C#4EA78C
#4EA78C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.095 H 170.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA78C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 167, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 0%, 16.2%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.63, -33.38, 5.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.63, 33.90, 169.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.59% -0.0943 0.0151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.59% 0.095 170.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6921, 31.1486, 29.6750) |
| Luminance | 0.3115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.70
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.21
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.27
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.05
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 6.94
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA78C #A74E69
analogous
#4EA75F #4EA78C #4E95A7
triadic
#4EA78C #8C4EA7 #A78C4E
tetradic
#4EA78C #5F4EA7 #A74E69 #95A74E
square
#4EA78C #5F4EA7 #A74E69 #95A74E
split-complementary
#4EA78C #A74E95 #A75F4E
monochromatic
#275446 #3B7D69 #4EA78C #74BEA8 #9ED2C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#4EA78C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.23
#4EA78C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA78C
7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA78C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA78C | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.23 | 7.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39D8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95938E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#26A89F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea78c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 167, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.095 170.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1ad',
500: '#4ea78c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea78c; $custom-light: #87c1ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea78c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 167,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.798,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66587,
"c": 0.09546,
"h": 170.9
},
"luminance": 0.31151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA78C
secondary
#BE92A0
accent
#5B7ECC
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F7F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F