#4EA78E#4EA78E
#4EA78E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.094 H 172.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA78E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 167, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 0%, 15%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.68, -32.90, 4.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.68, 33.25, 171.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.64% -0.0933 0.0123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.64% 0.094 172.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8409, 31.2082, 30.4587) |
| Luminance | 0.3121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.78
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.81
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.99
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.49
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.89
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA78E #A74E67
analogous
#4EA761 #4EA78E #4E93A7
triadic
#4EA78E #8E4EA7 #A78E4E
tetradic
#4EA78E #614EA7 #A74E67 #93A74E
square
#4EA78E #614EA7 #A74E67 #93A74E
split-complementary
#4EA78E #A74E93 #A7614E
monochromatic
#275447 #3B7D6B #4EA78E #74BEA9 #9ED2C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#4EA78E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.24
#4EA78E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA78E
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA78E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA78E | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29D8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959490
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#24A8A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea78e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 167, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.094 172.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1af',
500: '#4ea78e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea78e; $custom-light: #87c1af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea78e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 167,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.146,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66644,
"c": 0.09413,
"h": 172.5
},
"luminance": 0.3121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA78E
secondary
#BE929F
accent
#5B7BCC
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F7F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F